Whilst I haven’t blogged about it in a while I have been making regular visits to the local nature reserve over the last month. June seems to mark the start of a quiet period that I noted last year, the last few visits have revealed very little to point a lens at.
Sadly on a recent visit I found a roe buck corpse tangled in the fencing that’s in place to stop the cattle falling in the river. The body seemed reasonably fresh as there was no sign of any scavenging or decay. I called the ranger to let them know and he also shared my disappointment at such a find.
On my last visit the grass was really starting to grow, which for me is a problem. I suffer from hay fever and whilst I take medication to help I still suffer a lot at certain times of year. Last night resulted in my worst reaction for years, this combined with the slow down in sightings means I will be staying away for a month or so. Hopefully once the pollen season is over I will be able to head over again.
In the mean time I intend to investigate another local site which is reported to be home to badgers, and possibly Kingfisher. With any luck I’ll be able to find something there and there won’t large amounts of long grass to cause me problems!
