What animals/wildlife have you seen today?

[Boris Sprinkler]

Every morning it sounds like the Horreo is being attacked by Wolverines. When in fact it’s just this guy, getting breakfast. He doesn’t like to be watched so he flew at me.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

And again this morning.

 

[fucthest8]

Obvs we all know a hedgie out in the day might be (a) in a spot of bother or (b) a mum with little ones, who needs to feed up.

Pretty sure this is (b).

Heard her rustling through the dead leaves, put some food down. Looked very healthy, was moving with no issues (and fast, when the kids next door got too loud) and ate a load.

Always feels like a privilege to be that close

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Following this, I put the camera out on the patio. Appears I accidentally switched to photo mode from video, so the results weren't great (hedgehog bum disappearing out of shot etc) but this was fun. Cats are interested in the new.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Paging muscovyduck

 

[Elpenor]

Hadn’t seen the deer for ages but was driving back after sunset tonight so saw a few grazing by the dual carriageway

 

[jontz01]

I haven't got photos as I don't carry a phone while camping but yesterday we saw; a small pod of hectors dolphins (like 5 or 6), a seal pup sleeping on a jetty, two dead possums and one live one running about the foreshore (while I was on a night quest), loads of Weka (bush hens), two wild goats, the tail end of a deer, 2 NZ falcons seemingly hunting as a pair, and some giant gulls dive bombing for fish.

My wife is annoyed that every time we see dophins she's off doing something else. They were jumping for about 5 mins while she was on the throne, just as she came back they were tiny specs in the distance but at the time, I was fishing with my son and one jumped out of the water just a few metres away from us (yes we stopped fishing for a while).

 

[vinba]

This little guy who gave me a bit of a start when I walked out onto the balcony..

Apparently an Aesculapian snake so harmless.

 

[Siouxsie]

A badger snuffling along on my walk home from mums, we see them often but this one seemed happy to share the lane with me, he didn't looked mythered or try jumping into the verge, he just plodded along looking for titbits - it made me smile and feel fuzzy inside

 

[Looby]

On Monday early evening a fox crossed the road in front of me with 3 frankfurters in his mouth.

 

[felixthecat]

Almost every morning I drive past a field that has resident hares. I bloody love hares and it's always a downer on my day if I don't see one. I had an epic day on Tuesday with both a hare and deer in the same field

 

[fucthest8]

Bobbing around together, Mum ( I assume) was a pretty long way off. White feathers starting to come through. I loves um

 

[Elpenor]

Saw a rabbit at work today running around around 1600

Was chased under a tree by a seagull about the size of an Labrador

 

[Epona]

Saw a rabbit at work today running around around 1600

Was chased under a tree by a seagull about the size of an Labrador

How did you know he was at work, did you check his rota?

(Consider my coat got)

 

[Elpenor]

How did you know he was at work, did you check his rota?

(Consider my coat got)

Saw another one dart across in front of my car when leaving the office twenty minutes ago, it ran into a bush so no picture

 

[Epona]

Saw another one dart across in front of my car when leaving the office twenty minutes ago, it ran into a bush so no picture

Might have been late for a very important date (sorry, I'll stop now!)

 

[izz]

Saw a dragonfly with an iridescent blue body and black (!!) wings yesterday, looked it up and it was a male Desmoiselle dragonfly. Not rare but new to me and ever so pretty.

 

[weepiper]

From the last few days

 

[maomao]

In my garden this morning:



I thought I saw one a couple of years ago and can't work out where it's come from because there's not a pond or anything anywhere near. Blends in very nicely with my plum tree.

 

[May Kasahara]

Went for a lovely evening walk around my local park - dragonflies everywhere, plus a frog hopped across the path right in front of me

 

[fucthest8]

Didn't see my favourite trio today, perhaps they've spread their wings?

The family of ten (inc. Mum and Dad) were obligingly on their spot by the path though

 

[Idaho]

Whale blows from (probably) fin whales, Thursday evening from the ferry in Biscay.

 

[DotCommunist]

I saw two swans yesterday (no sign of signets), I'd sat on the wall next to the overflow bit for the river, dog on wall next to me wagging tail. Up come these two swans and give it big wings and hard stares. I don't know if they were hustling for bread or telling me and the dog to mind ourselves but Gracie, the enormous coward, set up a tremble straight away.

 

[Voley]

On holiday we saw a pair of Griffon Vultures hovering over Pefki Gorge in Crete.

Too far away for a photo, but I had the binoculars on them for a couple of minutes and they were magnificent. I get quite moved when I see something that unusual in the wild. Last time that happened was watching Minke whales in the Outer Hebrides. Brilliant stuff.

 

[Chilli.s]

I saw swans, 2 adult 2 cygnets, didnt get a pic. 2 of them came at me and I was worried about broken arms or a peck

 

[Cloo]

2 dead badgers in the road

 

[not a trot]

There was a Heron before the mutt waded in.

 

[weltweit]

Seagull

 

[Elpenor]

HODGEPIG



set off my security light, hence the pic

Wish he’d eat some of the slugs he was a few metres away from

 

[bris]

Usually here in Sunderland it's rabbits and squirrels in the local park. If I'd gone into the city centre last night it would have been a load of wild right wing racist animals.

 

[Epona]

Animals are better than them, friend - animals act due to hunger or fear or protecting their young from immediate risk, not hate.
Human stuff is certainly a bit worrying atm however.