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It's still a bit of a white out here at the Lodge although the roads are clear, the paths are still a bit of a challenge! A couple of shots from earlier in the week.

Last year, knowingly, for the first time in my life, I saw Bats, Common Pipistrelles, ( could have been Sopranos, but more likely Common) ). I was stood in my garden at dusk, ( I feed and talk to the foxes) , when something flew between me and the tree I was standing next to , I knew immediately it wasn't...

This rather lovely specimen was hunting something in the grass and keep leaping up and pouncing. Looks rather more thoughtful though in this pose.

Adrienne, who's one of Saltholme's hide guides, shared this great story with me earlier in the week ... We were sitting in the cafe on afternoon. I am not sure if it was late November or December, but it was just after the work had been done to remove the reeds in from of the sand martin bank...

Two Woodcock - part of a large number visiting Campfield during the cold spell at the beginning of the year. The gregarious and colourful Wigeon that make the winter reserve so pleasurable. Whoopers, our glorious winter visitors. One of the Lonning’s Sedge Warblers declares his...

Criffel and the Solway after the Storm, 17th October. 15th October A very warm misty morning with a rosy dawn. Small parties Barnacles could be seen and heard flying west most of the morning. Lots of Gulls out on the channel with a single Whooper on the tideline. Small party of Barnacles...

Like it or not we have Foxes on the reserve and they are looking in fine fettle at the moment. Lets hope that we can keep them outside the fence again! (Mark Hart)

Some spooky goings on in the wildlife enquiries team today with a series of calls about bats. Some turning up in peoples houses and others wanting to know more about them and how to encourage them. Most bats are going to be looking for safe places to hibernate over the cold winter months over the next...

Read on to find the answer to this often asked question. Guest blog by Lisa Robinson, Intern Visitor Officer The red deer rut is over! Well, it is as far as staffing the viewpoint is concerned, though there is still some bellowing in the mornings, so it might still be worth a wander up to the viewpoint...

September 2011 Photo Diary The evocative 'pink pink' was first heard on the 15th, over the Reserve ... returning skeins of Pinkfeet were subsequently seen during the following days. 1st September Rained early but became very warm as sun came out in the afternoon. The saltmarsh...

No, I'm not talking about boozy nights out for the boys before they get married. I mean something filled with far more testosterone than than juvenile pranks can muster. Something that really separates the men from the boys, the haves from the have nots. Something to really the girls talking and...

Hi all This looks like a live capture cage trap intended for catching foxes. The terms and conditions for the legal use of such traps can be found on the link here .

The north brooks this morning looked like autumn with a small flock of rusty-brown wigeon (nearly 50) and a variety of waders - a few black-tailed godwits, dunlins, ruff, snipe and many lapwing. Sadly, no sign of yesterday's curlew sandpipers. There was also this splendid fox sitting in the sunshine...

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A really nice adult male fox trotted by the office windows this morning. He had a good look at us looking at him, marked his territory on the field boundary outside and then moved on. Of course no one had a camera handy to record this event!

Cool. Here's one from my garden over Christmas. Foxes at night round here are not uncommon. However this is the first time I've seen one during the day (and I've lived here 14 years). I actually had two sitings. One at about 3pm ish and another a few days later at around 9.30am. |'m...

Just joined and browsing through - had to say what stunning photos! - The little Arctic Fox is so cute. Am lucky to have a family of foxes that visit every night - 5 cubs this year - so lovely to see them all grow up into stunning foxes - 2 boys, 3 girls, mum, dad and one other which I think is a youngster...

were I live there is some woods and at night when I look out off the window I see a badger and a fox and in the day time I see some monkjacks it is nice to see but not meney divrent birds around .

One of the best days since i joined the RSPB was this Saturday morning when on my way to the hide i came across 4 fox cubs playing about just outside their den. I was so close to them that could almost touch them truely amazing moment.

One of the best days since i joined the RSPB was this Saturday morning when on my way to the hide i came across 4 fox cubs playing about just outside their den. I was so close to them that could almost touch them truely amazing moment.

One Feb.evening I opened the door of our motorhome and saw two green lights under the tree about six foot away from me. The lights were the eyes of a lovely red fox staring straight at me he sat listening while I spoke softly to him for some minutes.

I was woken during the night by russeling outside. I saw three foxes digging in the leaves in front of my house. Maybe we will have babies this year. I hope!! I wish I had a photo.

Animal Magic I woke at 5.00 am one morning to hear a very strange sqeaking noise in the garden. It was etting light and I searched the trees for this strange sounding bird - this was no bird it was a fox happily playing with my dogs sqeaky toy!

Animal Magic I woke at 5.00 am one morning to hear a very strange sqeaking noise in the garden. It was etting light and I searched the trees for this strange sounding bird - this was no bird it was a fox happily playing with my dogs sqeaky toy!

Animal Magic I woke at 5.00 am one morning to hear a very strange sqeaking noise in the garden. It was etting light and I searched the trees for this strange sounding bird - this was no bird it was a fox happily playing with my dogs sqeaky toy!

I was surprised to see the fox laying in the flower bed eyeing up the squirrel who was trying to get to the nuts for the birds.

After hours of patience, the moment when a wild fox gently took a piece of chicken from my outstretched hand was unforgettable. I felt very humble to have breached a gulf between human and animal.