Low light evening pics as the sun was going down - not much variety but as long as he was posing, I was going to take more pictures. - The deer and Swift were a bonus!

Fieldfare, Jelly Ears and Long-tailed Tits.

 

Difficult to get a clear picture at the top of the trees, these pictures were about as good as it got from a flock of approximately 20 birds.

Jelly Ear (Edible) Fungus on Field Maple

Somehow looks angry!

Goldcrest showing why it got its name - Clearest image so far but high ISO and not quite in focus! 

Another Roe young male showing the velvet on its new year antlers.

Gang of about eight Long-Tailed T's working their way through the wood. Grainy image!

What you doing here?

 

Once again, it’s a Saturday afternoon and I'm standing in the copse waiting for the Goldcrests to show themselves from behind the laurel leaves - unobligingly, they never did, their chirps suggested that they were discussing my presence. After about 10 minutes of unsuccessful Goldcrest bingo, this young roe deer ran right up to me, almost within touching distance, he did not appear to see me and I dare not move for fear of scaring him. After a few seconds he slowly moved away and circled around the Goldcrest's laurel tree. 

I thought I had missed the opportunity, however unlike the Goldcrests, he came back into clear view a few just a few meters further away.   Not quite believing my luck, I slowly raised the camera and snapped the first picture of him feeding (tongue out); on hearing the click of camera shutter, he turned to look in my direction, I quickly snapped the second picture, and as soon as he heard the second click, he took off at pace. Had the camera been set to continuous high-speed mode, who knows what additional frames may have been captured!

Roe, a deer, a female deer... (No, these are both males!)

Minding my own business in the pop-up hide this morning waiting for the birds to show and was rewarded with the deer strolling into view.  I had seen six in total earlier in the morning but only two came into view when I was in the hide with my camera; a little luck goes a long way. 

Short Woodland Compilation from Camera Trap

 

Roe Deer in wildflower meadow - Certainly not camera shy!