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My Castle Cary Wildlife Photos- May 2022

Updated: Jul 19, 2022

Here are my favourite photos of wildlife captured in May around Castle Cary, Somerset.


This month I managed to see my first kingfisher and get a photo of it at the same time. As well as this I also saw plenty of wildlife including barn owls, bats, rabbits, foxes, deer and buzzards to name a few! Unfortunately, I can't always get a photograph of them all. For example, I watched a fox sneak up and chase rabbits but the grass was too long to get a clear photograph. It was still amazing to watch the fox in action as it chased the leaping rabbits trying to live another day. I didn't see the outcome of this hunt as they ran into a hedge and I lost sight. I never know if I want the rabbits to survive or the fox to eat. In moments like this I really feel connected with the natural world around and am grateful for the opportunity to witness these sights first-hand!


 

Kingfisher

Kingfisher at Carymoor Nature Reserve, Castle Cary, Somerset by R.A.Wood Photography. Wildlife and Bird photography
Kingfisher at Carymoor Nature Reserve, Castle Cary, Somerset by R.A.Wood Photography.

Here is my first photograph of a kingfisher. I am so happy I managed to get a photograph and see one of these beautiful birds as it has been on my list for a long time. I was walking along a footpath through Carymoor early one morning and out of the corner of my eye saw a flash of orange. I couldn't believe it when I realised it was a kingfisher. I very quickly grabbed my camera and managed to take a few photos before it flew off out of sight. I hope to see another one down there again soon and capture more photographs of this beautiful and rarely seen bird.


 

Barn Owl

Barn Owl at Carymarsh Nature Reserve, Castle Cary, Somerset by R.A.Wood Photography. Wildlife and Bird Photography
Barn Owl at Carymarsh Nature Reserve, Castle Cary, Somerset by R.A.Wood Photography.

This is my best photo of a barn owl to date. I have seen the owl a few times at Carymarsh but never managed to get a good photograph of it. Being so quiet and being able to blend into the trees so well, they are easy to miss. I just managed to spot a flash of white, fly from one branch to another. Even then it took me a minute of peering through the leaves to see it. It was amazing to watch it as it sat still watching my every move. I would have loved to have taken a photograph of it in flight, but there were too many trees in the way this time. Now I know where to look, I have seen it regularly and hope to capture more photographs over time.



 

Deer

Deer, Carymarsh Nature Reserve, Somerset by R.A.Wood Photography. Wildlife photography Castle Cary
Roe Deer, Carymarsh Nature Reserve, Somerset by R.A.Wood Photography

Deer, Castle Cary, Somerset by R.A.Wood Photography Wildlife photography