On our walk today - Roe Deer and more

Here is a short précis of what we saw on our walk down the lane today.

The first thing we came across were our Swallow pair's new fledglings form their second clutch, these  have obviously chosen to go to the hedge along our agricultural rail line to sit and wait to be fed rather than use the telephone lines in the courtyard.

 

 

You can clearly see the yellow at the mouth and lack of long tail feathers.

 

 

I have watched the feeding for hours but it is done so swiftly that you can't really see what is going on, so I was amazed to see in this shot that the young one almost looks as though it is swallowing the parent - it's head goes so far into the fledgling's mouth to deposit its collection of insects.

 

   

 

 
 
 
 

Then came a quick glimpse of these two: a Red Legged Partridge and then a male Stone Chat.

 

Then just as we were almost home I spotted the ears and horns of this Roe Buck. I waited until it came onto the track and this shot was taken just as he got his bearings, immediately he saw us he ran across the lane and into the maize crop opposite to disappear like a ghost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and there he was gone - I have often seen these creatures around the area but this was my first opportunity to get any shots so I hope you like them.............