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It's December 1st but Helix isn't worried. He plans to hibernate the winter away in bed with his sew-mate, Alyce the Sheep. Her lovely wool always keeps him warm. The monster and sheep romance continues.
This is my life for the next few weeks.
But, these will be the very last exams of my degree! And afterwards we're off on electives and fun and excitement.
Thankfully, the strange marks on the last roll from the Leica are no longer present. Must have been a developing thing; I was trying to reduce agitation to tame the contrast and that may have done it.
Leica M3
Summarit 50/1.5
Neopan 1600
Ilford LC29
Visited several times, eating mealworms and dried catfood and drinking water. Hope it's here to stay.
VW Beetle after several days of snowfall......quite a distinctive shape so still recognisable.
Long exposure to avoid using the flash, contrast tweaked in PS Elements, some of the background burned out and cropped to suit.
Insectivorous British bats survive the winter, and it's lack of prey, by hibernating. They find a site of a suitable (chilly) and stable temperature, then crawl into a crack and reduce their metabolism and heart rate to sleep through the winter. This does make them tricky to spot however.
Note - Hibernating bats are extremely vulnerable to disturbance and have strong legal protection. Sites should not be visited without the appropriate licences and controls. Bats are easily woken from their torpor and every time depletes their limited energy reserves, which cannot be replaced in winter.
A Natterers bat tucked in a purpose designed bat brick in an underground site.
Note - Hibernating bats are extremely vulnerable to disturbance and have strong legal protection. Sites should not be visited without the appropriate licences and controls. Bats are easily woken from their torpor and every time depletes their limited energy reserves, which cannot be replaced in winter.