Two Muntjac drinking by the pond and eating the emerging marginal plants!
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I got myself a ghillie suit this week... It was 100% down to the suit that enabled me to just sit next to a large sedge clump by the pond and wait for the deer to show up. They certainly looked in my direction, but could not quite work out what I was, they seemed to be settled with me being there - the wind was in my favour, and I managed to get these shots. The pair of little Grebes on the pond were not so easily fooled and refused to come out to play all afternoon!
As a double bonus, two days ago I just happened to be walking around the pond before sunset and I spotted this little fella - a Water Vole! It was eating the vegitation at the side of the pond; when I disturbed it, it plopped into the water (as they do) and dissapered from site. - It was too dark to get a good picture so I have put the camera trap out in the hope that I can get some footage of "ratty" from wind in the willows.
