Garden Muntjac, 16 March 2013

With few opportunities for birding since returning from the far east this showy Muntjac in the garden in Pulham today was a welcome distraction from all the paperwork. A pair have been quite obvious in the last week, often coming quite close to the house.This photo was taken through the open lounge window!
A build up of Chaffinch numbers around the feeders in the garden hasn't yet yielded a Brambling or Siskin - not for the want of checking!
A Barn Owl was hunting at Starston a couple of days ago whilst Nuthatch and Great Spotted Woodpeckers are also calling and drumming locally. Not many signs of spring yet though - if you discount Snowdrops and Winter Aconite.

Muntjac