Friday, August 26, 2011
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One of the other events on the night, was the home made lantern competition
The competition saw some wonderful entries, including this great lantern.
The choir of angels
The entire nativity took place outside which generated a fantastic atmosphere.
Afterwards everybody enjoyed refreshments in the tea room.
Around 160 people turned up, including Santa's littlest helper.
North Petherwin Church Group Nativity
This year the church group chose to host their annual nativity at the centre.
Jo,Mandy and Johnny
Jo and Johnny from Escape to the country, with Mandy
Lola
Tennis ball shows just how small she is
Lola
Enjoying some fresh air 9 days after arrival
Lola. a bit of a lightweight
Under 1kg on arrival
Lola
Lola on day one
Rehydration with lectade
Ellie first encounter
Ellie (foreground) being ignored by the boys
Sonny
Sonny(left) and partner Raymond (right).
Ellie in the great outdoors
On one of her first trips to the centre, good camaflage too.
Ellie gets tickled
Ellie enjoys one of her many tickles.
Ellie
Ellie the female British Otter Cub
The Deer
The Fallow Deer take shelter from the Arctic weather!
Dasher in the woods
Dasher seems confused by the white stuff.
Otters in the snow.
Some of the Asian Otters out in the snow
The park
The park under 2 inches of snow.
Joey
The little Joey enjoys some attention!
Tooki
Tooki looking spectacular with his new plumage.
Lottie and harriet
Sleep watch in the World Of the British Otter
Tor
Tors in on the sleeping act too!
Tor with his beloved Octie
Where is your special Leg Octie?
Sleepy
...Going!
Almost there!
...Going!
Flat out
...Gone! Put that tongue away Tor your on camera!
The new fawn
The month old addition to the Fallow Deer herd
Biggy and me
Me "chilling" with my best friend Biggy
Smalley has a drink
Smalley knows that you must drink lots of water to stay cool in the sun!
Smalley asleep
As if you haven't slept enough Smalley!
Sleepy Smalley
Sleepy Smalley sneaks a snuggle
Frances and the Snowy
Snowy Owl
Now 5 weeks old and feathering up
Our new arrival
Snowy Owl 4 weeks old
Harriet and Lottie
I knew I'd photograph her suckling eventually
Biggy and Smalley
Lets start with a tummy rub...
Biggy And Smalley
Queuing for a chin tickle
Tamarisk
Sleeping off lunch
Fallow Deer bucks
3 of our 4 boys, pricket in foreground
Fallow Deer buck
This fella's antlers have been growing for 2 or 3 days
Fallow Deer buck
His antlers have been growing for 15 days
Swallow chicks 2 days old
Nesting above the front door
Fallow Deer buck
Last years antlers just cast and new ones will begin growing in a few days
Adult Fallow buck
Antlers have been growing for 10 days
Guinea Fowl and Silver Pheasant
Between 1 and 7 days old
Dasher
Enjoying a neck rub, deer ecstasy
Harriet and Lottie
Lottie is still suckling (at 10 months old) but I missed it in this pic
Fallow Deer
Pricket on the right
Fallow Deer
Pricket in the foreground
Dasher
Doing well, and some fur growth too!
An otter footprint
I think this one is Cinnamons front left foot
A natural holt
They've been using this one for the last few days
Release pen
This temporary pen still has to be quite sturdy
Dasher
11 days after his op. and looking good.
Asian Short Clawed Otters
Not enjoying the snow
Harriet and Lottie
Lottie is 5 months old but still suckling
Scottish Wildcat
Scottish Wildcat
I've got my eye on you...
Dasher
2 days after op. and looking better
Mandy and Dasher
Giving hima once over
Female Tawny Owl
Harriet and her new cub
Cub aged 6 weeks
Tilly and her new game....
Twig dangling
Tilly
Pulling the other one.
Biggy, looking innocent
Give up Biggy, we know it was you
Tor
Looking big and healthy (18 weeks old)
Bossy Smalley
Bending Tor's ear.
Biggy, Smalley and Tor's feet
CHEFS Gold Award
Lin & Mandy receiving the award from Caroline Page (centre)
Harriet's new cub
Aged 2 weeks
Hansel
Tor
17 days after being found
Tor
Enjoying the sun
Fallow Deer fawn
A few hours old
Cinnamon and Leap
Being playful
Coady (One of Carmens cubs)
Aged 18 weeks
Tor
First day with us, 35cm long and 700g
Tor
The day he was found
Tor
Not looking too good
Tor
Four days after being found
Tor
Very thin but getting inquisitive
Tor
Looking better
Smaller cub (left) and Carmen
Both cubs are very dark
Carmen and cub (on the left)
Cub, Carmen and Tino
The other cub is just out of shot
Carmen and her other cub
Taken 7th June
One of Carmens' cubs
Taken 7th June
Biggy and Smalley
Just there, yes that's the spot.
Biggy and Smalley
Break time!
Royal Cornwall Show
Mandy, Biggy and Smalley
One of Carmens' cubs aged 10 weeks
We can still see you
Little and Large
Hansel and Dasher
Wallaby and joey
Too big for the pouch?
Royal Cornwall Show
Our stand-boys pen on the left
Royal Cornwall Show
Biggy and Smalley's day quarters
Tawny Owls being fed
Tawny Owl chicks aged 3 weeks
Cubs on Sunday 29 March
Looking back, but not in anger!
Carmen's cubs
5 weeks and 2 days old, one eye open
Carmen's cubs
4 weeks and 4 days old
Hilda and Pluto
Stay close!
Pluto Hilda's cub
John with the unlucky fish
Geese in the wintry conditions
Leap having fun with a snowball
"catch"
A Wallaby in the snow
Harriet enjoying the snowy conditions
The woodland walk
Tea Room on a snowy day
Snow covered park
Winter maintenance
Hansel lends a hoof
Dasher and Mandy
Two weeks old and growing fast
Dasher
One week old
Smalley
Posing for his birthday portrait
Mandy dressed for the cold, but
Biggy and Smalley want a birthday kiss
Smalley on his birthday
Where's my trout?
It might not look much but this
is Hilda's new cub aged 3 weeks
Cinnamon and Smalley
Lean on me....
Two cubs in helpful mood
This is why otter jobs are long jobs
Otter in a bucket to go please!
An otter knot
The rip builds up speed
and then burst through into the pen
A rip tide begins in front of pen 3
and starts to remove the ground under it
The main footpath and road
It gets worse..
The water rising
and rising
Cubs pen
Cubs pen flooding
This is when we started to worry...
Cubs pen during Wednesday's flood
Normally 4 feet above stream level
Biggy
In cute mood
Biggy
In cuddly mood
Biggy and Cinnamon
Wild cub moving into cover
Barn Owl babies
High up in the barn and much happier
Barn Owl
Aged about 6 weeks
Cinnamon and Leap
Taking it easy
Aylesbury (?) Duckling
One day old and very cuddly..
Snowy Owl female
Still sitting patiently after 33 days
Fawns aged 1 week with their mum's
The first few moments of life
This is what you're looking for in
the next few photographs.
Camoflage at work 1
Keep looking....
Camoflage at work 2
Camoflage at work 3
Camoflage at work 4
Camoflage at work 5
Fallow Deer Fawn
About 3 days old and very bold
Wallaby and Joey
Close up of a joey still in pouch
Muntjac Deer
Tino and Tamarisk
In playful mood
Tino and Tamarisk
Enjoying the morning sun
Peacock
Almost in full feather
Lavender Guinea Fowl
Fallow buck aged 9 months
Antler buds just in view
Leap
Is that otter snot on your lens?
Cinnamon
Exploring with the other cubs
Leap
Tidying up the vegetable rack
Leap
If the shoe fits....
Cinnamon
She's not always this shy
All four cubs in sleep mode
Spotty, Smalley, Cinnamon, Biggy
Cinnamon
In placid mood (but not for long)
Biggy (front) and Smalley on
top of Cinnamon (Spotty at the back)
Biggy and Smalley
With Cinnamon in the middle
Biggy (12 weeks old)
Don't you knock?
Smalley (13 weeks old)
I still need a nice tickle every day
Rhys and Smalley (13 weeks old)
"Come on England"
Frances and Biggy
This is better than a Barbie!
Biggy and Smalley
I must stop biting my nails
Commando Smalley aged 9 weeks
Tea Time
Yum Yum!
Bath Time
This is fun!
The cubs aged 7 weeks
"In the Pink!"
Asian Short Clawed Cub
Enjoying a little tickle
Asian Short Clawed Cubs
6 weeks and at home with us
Asian Otter Cub
Aged 5 weeks 4 days
Zephyr with cubs aged 4 weeks
19 December 2007
Female Asian Cub aged 5 weeks
Being held by Mandy on 30/12/07
Karulah, 9 weeks
Where's my tea?
Karulah, 8 weeks
Homework is so boring....
Karulah
Aged 5 weeks (her not me!)
Harriet and Honey (aged 6 months)
Honey is in the foreground
Hilda
Fallow Deer
What's in the box then?
Raymond
Do not disturb
William
Look closely-there's a tree otter!
Tino - "The Jumper"
Barn Owl
Harriet
Where's my towel!