Tag Archives: Deer

They can speak.

Posted on 21/07/2020 by awtytravels

Animals can speak. And thanks to a nifty little app I downloaded, I now speak animal! “Say what?” says the hind. – “Hey, mister Heron…” “What’s the matter, darling?” “Have you seen those two bipeds? The one with the camera … Continue reading →

Posted in London, UK | Tagged Aikido, Animal speak, Animal watching, Animals, Bambi, Binoculars, Bird, Bird watchers, Buck, Bushy, Bushy Park, Deer, Documentary, Heron, Hind, Mammals, Oak, Park, Photographer, Photography, Royal Park, Tree, Trees, Twickenham, Twickers | 16 Comments

Bushy Park.

Posted on 19/07/2020 by awtytravels

South-west of Richmond, sandwiched between that florid neighbourhood, the equally affluent borough of Twickenham (Twickers for those in the know), and the considerably grittier Kingston is Bushy Park. I’ve lived in London for almost a decade, I’ve flown above it … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, UK | Tagged Airplanes, Animals, Antlers, Birds, Buck, Bushy Park, Coot, Crow, Deer, Duckling, Ducks, England, English countryside, Fern, Grass, Hawk, Kew, London, Oak, Parakeet, Parkland, Pond, Richmond, River, Royal Parks, Singapore Airlines, Starling, Swan, Thames, Trees, Twickenham, Twickers, Walk, West London | 15 Comments

Looping the Glen.

Posted on 01/05/2020 by awtytravels

Full circle. We’ve come full circle. Trekking has been my family’s only past time: it’s understandable if, like homing pigeons, we felt its call, the urge to get up and go, shoulder the pack and get out early, when it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Scotland, UK | Tagged Affric, Alba, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Caledonian, Caledonian forest, David Williams, Deer, Dudley Marjoribanks, Glen, Glen Affric, Highlands, Hiking, Inequality, Isolation, Lake, Land ownership, Loch, Lodge, MacRae, Mountains, Pippa Middleton, Refuge, Ross, Scot pine, Scotland, Snow, Stag, Strawberry cottage, Travel, Trekking, UK, Winter | 31 Comments

Richmond park.

Posted on 21/02/2016 by awtytravels

One of the most famous stalwarts of Richmond are the wild deers in the homonymous park. I embarked on a walk, yesterday, hoping to see them (five years in town and I’d seen them only once, you see), but obviously the … Continue reading →