Tuesday 21 December 2010

Early morning sunshine at Deerpark

Martin, ranger at beautiful Deerpark in Cornwall, took this amazing photo early in the morning. In the forefront of the picture is his dog Zak, a much-loved staff member of Deerpark! Below, Martin talks about the photo and the other wildlife he’s spotted in the last couple of days…



“When I took the shelters down this morning, low winter sunrays split between our 100 foot plus Douglas firs, making a wonderful vista. At the time of this photo, a jay, which is a member of the crow family, was calling in the treetops. Recently we saw roe deer on a night vision walk here. Yesterday an egret was perched in the oaks by the bottom pond – that’s a brilliant white heron usually seen at the coastal estuaries. Soon the salmon will start to run our small stream. There may not be many but their 8 pound size is impressive.”

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