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Muntjac – known as the Barking Deer

Deer, Muntjac
Muntjac It is anticipated that muntjac may soon become the most numerous species of deer in England and may have also crossed the border into Scotland with a couple of specimens even appearing in Northern Ireland in 2009; they have been spotted in the Republic of Ireland in 2010, almost certainly having reached there with...

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Anemone – sometimes known as “Windflower”

Anemone, Flower
Anemone Anemone is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. A spring delight, the Wood Anemone (not shown here) grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight. The Wood Anemone is named after the Greek...

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Common Redshank

Birds, Redshank, Wader
The Common Redshank Brownish all over, with a paler belly, the Redshank is one of only two waders that has bright red legs; the Spotted Redshank also has red legs, but is larger, with longer legs and a longer bill. The Redshank has a straight bill, which is red at the base and black at...

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Oystercatchers in Flight at Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, UK

Birds

[su_carousel source=”media: 1088,1087,1086,1085,1084,1083,1082″ width=”1200″ height=”800″ items=”2″] Oystercatchers in Flight at Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, UK Oystercatchers are large, stocky, black and white wading birds. They have a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs. In flight they show a wide, white wing-stripe, a black tail and a white rump that extends as a ‘V’ between the wings. Because…

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