byron 1,279 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 a common site of my youth !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 a common site of my youth !! Good picture there matie, never seen one here since the 70`s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Sweet! I've never seen one,... funily enough there was a programme on about them this morning, and they were saying that there are now no Water Voles in Cornwall Sad eh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 there used to be a place close to where i lived that had an abundance of them, they built houses not 50 yrds from that wee burn, i would doubt if there are any left there ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Cracking picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Top class Byron...i was looking to photograph some this summer...can you give me any clue as to the location?....or is it top secret? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Top class Byron...i was looking to photograph some this summer...can you give me any clue as to the location?....or is it top secret? Divnt tell him, get a book off him first Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Top class Byron...i was looking to photograph some this summer...can you give me any clue as to the location?....or is it top secret? Divnt tell him, get a book off him first b*****d!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tiny tim 22 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 when i was a kid there were loads of them in a small brook near me but now 20 yrs on not one.sad ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 thats a lovely picture Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Missie 1 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Lovely picture! Our local WWT, which is a favourite place for my daughter to visit has introduced Water Voles to their site. They've bred very well apparently and being a WWT site is quite well protected from predators. I have one or two pictures but non nearly as good as that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest little_lloyd Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 What was a very common little creature here in the Berkely Vale ( and most waterways nationwide) BUT thanks to our old mate from over the Pond Mr Mink they are not arround like they where But old Minkys have thier time coming soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,279 Posted February 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Top class Byron...i was looking to photograph some this summer...can you give me any clue as to the location?....or is it top secret? its a secret jd so if i tell ya i,ll have to kill ya been looking about for weeks now, no luck till last night, so went back this morn and seen six [photo taken in poor light] the area i took this is an old place were it allways held them. big housing estate built around it now but these are just on outskirts on a country park, maybe with lots of dog walkers etc has just given them a foothold from mink and herons that take them freqently. to think in the sixties me and me mates used to hunt them with small javelins nicked from school far fetched but true. bolting them from holes by jumping up and down on the shallow banks, never used to get many though. ahh great days cheers byron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Top class Byron...i was looking to photograph some this summer...can you give me any clue as to the location?....or is it top secret? its a secret jd so if i tell ya i,ll have to kill ya been looking about for weeks now, no luck till last night, so went back this morn and seen six [photo taken in poor light] the area i took this is an old place were it allways held them. big housing estate built around it now but these are just on outskirts on a country park, maybe with lots of dog walkers etc has just given them a foothold from mink and herons that take them freqently. to think in the sixties me and me mates used to hunt them with small javelins nicked from school far fetched but true. bolting them from holes by jumping up and down on the shallow banks, never used to get many though. ahh great days cheers byron murderer.... lol...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,279 Posted February 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Top class Byron...i was looking to photograph some this summer...can you give me any clue as to the location?....or is it top secret? its a secret jd so if i tell ya i,ll have to kill ya been looking about for weeks now, no luck till last night, so went back this morn and seen six [photo taken in poor light] the area i took this is an old place were it allways held them. big housing estate built around it now but these are just on outskirts on a country park, maybe with lots of dog walkers etc has just given them a foothold from mink and herons that take them freqently. to think in the sixties me and me mates used to hunt them with small javelins nicked from school far fetched but true. bolting them from holes by jumping up and down on the shallow banks, never used to get many though. ahh great days cheers byron forgot to mention they have full protection from 8/4/08 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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