When it was dry I returned to Caudwells Mill and quickly found an obliging Water Vole. The light was poor but shooting at ISO 1600 still produced a decent result with the 5D III which would have been impossible with the 7D.
I was surprised at just how agile the vole was on the stem of the flowering Hemp Agrimony. It stood in its hind legs at one point to reach across to a neighbouring stem.
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This water vole sighting has now been entered on Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's database, which is used to inform land management, policy and planning decisions in Derbyshire. To everyone keen on wildlife: please consider notifying the Trust of any sightings of protected, rare or unusual species you see in Derbyshire - your reports make a real difference! http://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife/species-recording
ReplyDeleteThanks Kay, I wasn't aware of the DWT database but will have a look and see what I can contribute in the future.
ReplyDeleteAndy