Savernake Forest Part (Flipping) Five: Fallow (O. Eng.: Fealu) Deer and Poetry About an Ogre

[@WC21UKProductionsLtd]

That pond name survival is wonderful. I also liked the exclamation mark.

[@AllotmentFox]

Yes, self-knowledge is a wonderful thing

[@harper5892]

Bid - a bowl Fr bidet similar roots? The bird song is wonderful, lovely to hear the willow warbler.

[@AllotmentFox]

My reply seems to have disappeared so I’ll try again. There were no willows there, I don’t know whether that is odd or not. Bidet comes from French-according to Google-and describes straddling a horse. Interesting idea though

[@AnyoneForToast]

I think you are correct about the "fear of the eyes" thing. Many times I have (quietly) stumbled across a fox, deer (even a heron) for us both to freeze and stare, resulting in the almost immediate fleeing of my new found friend. If you have ever tried staring at a cat, dog or horse you will find your new hopeful friendship to be short lived. Ignoring a horse is a great way to pique it's interest and get it to come and bother you instead. I've never thought about it from a photography point of view, well worth bearing in mind. Cheers chap.

[@AllotmentFox]

Some are plain curious though, they stay and check you out. But one I saw eating a golf course in Dorset spent a good minute getting closer to me because he couldn’t work out what I was. It was good footage

[@AllotmentFox]

@@sirfranklloydyes, that is interesting. My best guess is lions rely on bushwhacking to eat. Just goes to show how we are the peak predators

[@AnyoneForToast]

@@sirfranklloyd A bit like those butterflies etc that look like they have massive eyes on their wings...

[@custodialmark]

i/me fail english class. as studied languages of old, when yung. so i picke up many miss spellings. frum. gut, etc. in college one frin spoke a galelick, my gggg kin frum there, as grandma G, was Shlagle, of scotirish to usa. the male side frum swiss to penn dutch. grandma/nana was irish thru missury knowing of lil house on prayree fame. my lil folk an Ohgurr stores told in grade school. studied for teachin degree failed...

[@AllotmentFox]

I pronounce some words poorly because I learnt them from reading rather than being taught them. Did you say you were from Pennsylvania?