A Local Family out in the meadows

A few months ago at the beginning of summer I was treated to a wonderful British wildlife encounter that I always await for over the long winter months. While out walking through a freshly cut field by a local river  as the sun was about to set and the wind dropped leaving wonderful conditions for an encounter with Fox cubs. We watched as the adult left an area where the Fox cubs were waiting for the all clear to come out into the open. One brave cub followed the adult into the open field to look for an small mammals killed by the grass cutting machinery.

The adult moved off while the young cub explored alone so we decided on seeing if we could get a little closer without disturbing the family. We got quite close using a dip in the field to get about 10 metres away for a couple of shots before a dog walker disturbed the adult Fox which made the cub follow the adult into the safety of the undergrowth.
One of the photographs before the dog walker disturbed this wonderful family

 Cub and Adult Foxes

 The Fox cub is left alone

A few months later I visited the area again and saw the whole family including 5 teen cubs sunbathing and bounding around in the early hours was an amazing and beautiful thing to watch. I could not get any photographs as I was on my bike without my camera so I decided on just watching the family until the sun went behind the clouds that blew in from North.

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Stay wild, be happy and be safe
 

Mike

Badgers filmed on my action camera

 Here's a quick clip of some Badger cubs I filmed on my action camera from this summer. As I have worked with this protected sett for many years they know my scent and have no fear of my camera gear. They are more curious than scared as you can see but as soon as they hear a stick snap or a rustle there off back down there holes to safety.

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1080P HD DV ACTION Camera
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Mike

Busy, busy, busy as it's Tax return time #uh

Sorry to have been very quiet for a week or two but it's the time of year when I get my Tax return in online and as it's very cold and wet out there I always leave till January for those reasons. Over the past 2 months my health has been up and down, so over most of December and January I've been inside planning future projects and videos. While backing up my business records to my archive hard drive I decided on checking out my unsorted wild photographs. I noticed a few Iphone photos I took over 2014 of an area where I like to relax by the river. The photographs show the changing of the seasons at one spot off Ravenscroft bridge which goes over the river Dane located at Middlewich.
Spring

 Due to having a mild Winter in 2013/2014 lots of vegetation survived till Spring 2014
Summer

I love being on the river in my kayak hidden by vegetation growing on the bank the river becomes much more wilder.
Autumn

The leaves on the trees above the river start falling down and landing in the river as the water cools.
Winter

The river looks stunning on the Winter sunshine but it feels so lifeless at this time of year but when all the still waters around here freeze it becomes a lifeline to lots of birds and mammals as an area to feed and sleep due the to faster flowing waters of the Dane.

 There are a few Little Grebes down on the river Weelock near the Croxton Trail foot path. I've seen them since Friday diving for fish then hiding in the floating vegetation along the river edges.

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Mike

A few thoughts for 2015

So as it's January and a few days in I have decided that I would post about my 2015 plans. Hopefully more of the same things that I have done over the years from Sea, river and lake kayaking. I have some new things that I did not get to do much of in 2014 especially involving filming under the sea and putting Go pro cameras on my kayak when were out paddling and swimming to get some unique footage. Hopefully lots more Water bird nest filming and Badger filming plus anything else along the way that I get to encounter.

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So stay wild, be happy and be safe

Mike