We've had some interesting footage from a week and a bit in the woods. One camera was back in the regular spot this week and we will have a look a the footage there first. The first animal to pass by the camera was our first badger of the year on the second night out:
Later that morning we got another fox enjoying a lie down in the bluebell plants (only a very few have flowered at the time of writing this). Its quite a peaceful video:
That was all we got on the first camera and even though it was all within the space of a few hours there is some nice footgae to look at.
Onto the second camera that I had left out in the log location, the first animal (other that a few birds, rats and squirrels) was another fox.
Here's a video of two rats:
A few nights later we got a few deer passing by. A doe appeared around 8 PM:
It enjoyed a good lie down until around 10 PM.
A few minutes after the doe went off screen a buck appeared, but it doesn't look like one we have had before. There is a strange deformity in its antlers which makes it look completely different to any other we have seen. I believe that this deer has perruque head which is a super rare case where the velvet grows uncontrollably due to a lack of testosterone. This can be fatal so hopefully I'm wrong. If I am right, then this is only very early on as it can get a lot worse than it looks right now. It could also be one of the bucks we have already seen this year if they have a got into a fight which can cause injury that leads to a perruque roe deer. Something also seems to have happned to its left antler that could be a result of fighting. The best way we will find out is if we get some more footage later in the year.
The doe came back again:
That's all for this week's post. Thanks for reading.
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