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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