It isn't easy to get close to the new fawns at Dunham, the mothers generally keep them in the shade and they are very timid. These are all cropped to some extent.

More shots below - though the first one is the closest I got, it was unfortunately miis-focused though doesn't look bad small. If you can't see these, click "view more comments" below.

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I was passing through Bramhall yesterday, after a day out and decided to call in for a brief stop of Bramall Park to see if I could find the Kingfisher again. It was nowhere to be seen, where I saw it last week, so after waiting and searching for a while, I headed back - and then glimpsed it by the river. It led me a merry dance for a while, flitting to and fro and not stopping long enough to get a shot, before it vanished and I then got distracted by the squirrels.

There were at least 3 squirrels in a yew tree, feasting on yew berries - they couldn't get enough and certainly seem to relish them. I have seen this before and believing them to be very poisonous, I looked it up and found that the red flesh of the berry is OK and the seed (which I assume goes straight through) is the poisonous part. Please don't test this out though!!

These shots were taken at ISO 3200, as the light was low. The last shot in the comment was taken at ISO 6400. They may not be perfect full size but I'm very pleased not to have to miss shots like this with my GH2.

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One of the otters palying with a piece of Ice at Martin Mere. There is a family group of otters and I think this may be one of the young ones.

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One of the rare and beautiful Amur (aka Siberian) Tigers at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

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A younger Red Deer stag takes his chances with the hinds, while the older stag was busy trying to round up a few more. You can see the older and bigger stag in the background. When he realised what was going on, he chased the interloper off - but not before he had made his mark! The younger one didn't stand and fight but just hung around at a safe distance just in case...

A more x-rated version below, along with portraits of the 2 stags involved.

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