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Birmingham and Black Country Mammal Society

Birmingham and Black Country Mammal Society

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    Mammal Monday 🐾 🦊 The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) are a common mammal across the United Kingdom. The reddish-brown coat is a noticeable feature composed of long guard hairs and a soft fine undercoat; the tail is usually white tipped. Size, red foxes are around 90-105cm long and stanf at about 40 cm tall. Adults weigh between 5-7kg. Foxes can be found in a variety of habitats from farmland, woods and have adapted to live alongside humans in urban areas. 🌲🌾🏡 They are omnivorous and opportunistic when it comes to food feeding on anything from birds, frogs, earthworms, berries, fruits to scavenging food waste in bins to pet food. 🍓 Red foxes’ typically mate in winter, which is usually accompanied by barks and screams made by the male (dog) and females (vixen) during the courtship period. After copulation, a gestation period of 7-8 weeks takes place before the vixen gives birth to up to ten cubs; the birth will usually take place in a burrow. Both the male and female will take care of the cubs, the male will provide food for the female whilst she provides milk to the young. The cubs stay in the den for around 5 weeks and will stay with their parents until Autumn once they are fully grown and independent. 🦊 Let us know if you have seen a fox recently! . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #photo #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #wildboar #wildlife #education #conservation #cameratrap #tracking #naturephotography #naturelovers #landscapephotography #redfox #vulpesvulpes #mammals #mammalsofinstagram #wildlifeconservation #mammalconservation
    Deer tracking event 🦌🌲🐾 - Come along with the Birmingham and Black Country Mammal Society, for an afternoon of deer tracking, looking for signs and maybe event seeing the rut! We'll have some skulls, bones and antlers for you to examine aswell! 🦌 🌿 The society will show you how to track deer and survey for deer species 🦌 - This is an afternoon event and will begin at 3pm on the 27th October 🌿 - 📍 Location: Brownhills Common. Meet on car park on The Parade Road. Come past Wartling Street primary school, on your right. Follow the Parade, car park is adjacent to Holland Park🌲 - *This is a member only event. Membership cost £5 and can be paid on the day, Membership lasts a year and will provide entry into other events - For more information please ask! 🐾🌿 . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #wildboar #wildlife #education #conservation #cameratrap #tracking #naturephotography #naturelovers #landscapephotography #brownhillscommon
    Well done to those who guessed correctly. The answer was otter 🐾 - Otters secrete a substance called anal jelly which varies in colour from opaque, yellow to green and black). Jelly is left in similar place to spraint such as boulders, logs and along a body of water🌿💦 . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #photo #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #wildboar #wildlife #education #conservation #cameratrap #tracking #otter #otterjelly #analjelly #tracksandsigns #picoftheday
    Mammal Monday🐾 - The muntjac deer (Muntiacus reevesi) were introduced to the United Kingdom in the early 20th century from China and released into Woburn Park in Bedfordshire. Many muntjac deer were deliberately released by humans into the wild and they are now widespread across south and central England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Muntjac’s can be found in deciduous and coniferous forests🌿 - Muntjac deer are small and stocky; when fully grown males (known as bucks weigh between 10-18kg, whilst females (does) weigh between 9kg-16kg. Throughout most of the year they are brown in colour but turn a dull grey during winter. Bucks have small, straight antlers (with no branching) at the top of a long fur-covered base 🦌 - Bucks are territorial and their home range overlaps that of several does. Unlike other species of deer, they do not have a defined rutting season and breed all year round. Does are capable of breeding at 7 months of age. Gestation last 210 days and the doe will usually give birth to one kid (and very rarely twins) 🦌🌲 - 📸 - @alastairhughes_roden . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #photo #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #wildboar #wildlife #education #deer #muntjac #muntjacdeer #forest #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifelovers #deerlovers
    Track Tuesday answer🐾 - Well done for everyone who guessed correctly.. The answer was Badger! This can be obvious from the hair being black and white🦡 . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #photo #committee #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #hedgehog #deer #badger #wildboar #wildlife #education #conservation #cameratrap #tracking
    Mammal Monday 🐾 - The wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) also known as the long-tailed field mouse is one of our most common rodents. They have sandy brown fur with a pale/grey underside; features include large protruding eyes, large ears and a long tail 🐁 - Wood mice are larger than harvest mice (Micromys minutus) and their feet and tail are larger than that of house mouse (Mus musculus) 🐭 - Due to being highly adaptable wood mice are found throughout the United Kingdom and in most habitats. However, they are most commonly seen in gardens, mixed and deciduous woodland, heathland and grassland. Their diet consists of fruits, seeds, nuts to tree bark. Wood mice make burrows which may consist of food stores and nest chambers. Materials such as leaves, and grass are used in the construction of the nests 🍃 - In Winter individuals may nest communally; come Springtime females will choose to nest singly, taking up their own home range. Breeding males have a larger home range than females and overlap the ranges of several females. Females can have up to 6 litters in a year with litters of 4-8 young being born between March and November. Young are weaned by 3 weeks old and sexually mature within two months 🐭🐾 - A wood mouse life can be short-lived due to being heavily predated on by a number of species such as: fox, domestic cats, and owls 🦉🦊🐾 . . . #bbcmammalsociety #mammals #birmingham #blackcountry #photography #westmidlands #cameratrap #trailcamera #woodmice #wildlife #wildlifephotography #education #conservation #countryfile #instagood #instadaily #picoftheday #naturelovers #nature #naturephotography

    About us

    This group aims to give people of all ages over Birmingham and the Black Country, the opportunity to learn, see, research, and conserve the mammals of this county. So scroll around and take a look!

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    Photo Credits

    All of the photos used in the background of this website are with thanks to the following photographers from the mammal society:

  • Ryan Wood
  • Val Gall
  • Jochen Langbein
  • Richard Watson
  • Jenny Hibbert
  • Richard Bowler
  • Sarah Darnell
  • Klara Ismail
  • Zoe Shreeve
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  • Alex White
  • Dan Rushton
  • Gary Chisholm
  • Derek Crawley
  • Gary Dean
  • Gary Dean
  • Adam Hough
  • John Phillips
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