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Post by MJB on Jul 10, 2023 19:38:23 GMT
Final photo opportunity of my week off found us at RSPB Arne. Saw quite a few birds, but nothing close enough to get decent photos. It was wonderful to see a Marsh harrier ripping into a flock of 50+ Curlew, but too far away for the camera. Highlight was the small herd of Sika deer that came out to graze on the saltmarsh. Initially there was one stag and four does, but by the time we had got downwind to get closer they had been joined by two more bucks.  sika herd by Martin Bone, on Flickr  sika buck by Martin Bone, on Flickr  sika buck 2 by Martin Bone, on Flickr  sika buck 3 by Martin Bone, on Flickr |
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Post by zou on Jul 10, 2023 19:50:18 GMT
Very nice.  Some trivia... Shika is the Japanese word for deer. A long time ago the word was written in English as sika (with the sound still being 'shika') hence when this species was introduced to the UK it was called sika. Deer deer, innit. |
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Post by peterba on Jul 10, 2023 23:00:36 GMT
Very nice. Some trivia... Shika is the Japanese word for deer. A long time ago the word was written in English as sika (with the sound still being 'shika') hence when this species was introduced to the UK it was called sika. Deer deer, innit. Arne cha just sika them? |
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Post by zou on Jul 11, 2023 5:11:02 GMT
Very nice. Some trivia... Shika is the Japanese word for deer. A long time ago the word was written in English as sika (with the sound still being 'shika') hence when this species was introduced to the UK it was called sika. Deer deer, innit. Arne cha just sika them? I don't think we have the appropriate emoji to respond to that. |
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Post by peterba on Jul 11, 2023 8:36:08 GMT
I don't think we have the appropriate emoji to respond to that.
How about this?  |
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