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Unusual wildlife sightings05/12/2007 00:00:00
There are many absolutely fantastic photographs of leaping dolphins, hunting lions and flocks of flamingos, but this section is dedicated to those photographs that show something just a little bit different. These photos have much less to do with the technical quality of the photo than the quirkiness of the subject. Whether it is a nocturnal animal prowling around at midday, a vegetarian eating a steak. NB we cannot return any photos so please send a copy or a photo that you do not want back. All photos whether posted or emailed become ©wildlifeextra.com.  The June winner is this shot taken in a front room of a terraced house in Wimbledon of a fox reading BBC Wildlife Magazine, about urban foxes!
 It is very rare to see an aardvark in the wild in broad daylight. Trying searching Google images for an aardvark and you will see lots of drawings, models, aardvarks in captivity and shots taken with a flash, but barely anything that resembles an aardvark in the wild in daylight.
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I heard that seals are spotted regulary in the Thames, but yesterday night we saw one just in front of 'the boaters' at Canbury Gardens in Kingston upon Thames...meaning it managed to cross even the Teddington lock....was quite a surprise...
Posted by: Joern Fischer | 22 Jun 2010 09:17:43
I spotted what I beleive was a white Raven this morning whilst inspecting the rail track near Clitheroe. At first I thought it was a large dove but as I got closer it had the distinctive sharp beak of the common black raven. I did take a photo but unfortunately it was at a distance and the twigs of the tree it had settled on obscure some of the bird. It had a twig in its beak as if it were nest building. Could it possibly be a white Raven?.
Posted by: Alan Darbyshire | 18 Mar 2010 20:36:18
I have two ponds in my Indianapolis back yard and about 30 resident brown frogs. A few frog eggs must have arrived 15 years ago on the feathers and legs of visiting ducks. Since then the frogs have proliferated. Every so often in the winter a frog appears in or around the pond. Snow is still on the ground and ice lingers at its edges but the frogs still turn up. I rescue them by returning then to crevices, nooks and cranies in the rocky shoreline. Recently, I have placed a few frogs in a plastic container with rocks and water in my unheated garage so they can continue to semi-hibernate without fear of freezing. Any suggesttion how else I can help my frogs survive the winter. I know "survival of the fitist" should sooth my mind but I have long violated that by providing a wildlife habitate for birds, foxes, racoons, possums, snakes, fish, etc. The frogs provide food for racoons, snakes and herrons so I'd rather have then survive the winter to provide food for my predators. So, is keeping them cold and safe in my garage a good idea? I will be grateful for advice. Thanks, C. Gosling
Posted by: c.gosling | 03 Mar 2010 02:18:15
Until a few days ago,we have had a flock of about 12 redwing feeding on various berries in ours and neibouring gardens,in Orpington Kent.My wife impaled some fruit on a bush ,as they were reluctant to come down from trees.
Posted by: edourd | 22 Jan 2010 23:01:42
The back of our flat in Westbourne Terrace looks onto a tower office block, 20 Eastbourne Terrace (opposite Paddington station). There is a pair of Peregrine Falcons roosting on the very top girder of the block (approx 17-18 stories high and facing SW) who we first spotted a while before Christmas. With our binoculars we've been endlessly entertained as they come and go and swoop around, frequently bringing back parts of birds to munch on, and ruffling their feathers to resemble fur coats for their protection from this freezing weather.
Posted by: Sue Brymer | 10 Jan 2010 18:19:05
I have at least 6 Redwings in my garden feeding on my neighbours holly tree berries, I understand that redwings are not usualy found any further south than Scotland, I live on the South coast (Newhaven in Sussex) I have never seen them before and wondered if it has something to do with the recent NE winds and the cold weather?
Regards
Laurie
Posted by: LAURENCE DEAKIN | 07 Jan 2010 14:42:35
Is it normal for the Peacock Butterfly to be found in Sutherland
Posted by: John Murray | 13 Sep 2009 20:24:27
Interesting to see this. There are actually a lot of this kind of sightseeings in Manu Reserve, in Cusco Peru. If you have a chance to visit it, you will not regret. Some of them you can find information and lots of pictures in here: wiki.sumaqperu.com Have a nice time checking the diversity, www.sumaqperu.com/en/circuits
Posted by: | 27 Mar 2009 18:22:49