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Varbin the PhotofoxHere are some pictures from my recent zoo visit in Greifswald: A fuzzy alpaca, an adorable muntjac and curious raccoon. 📷 Canon EOS 700D w/ SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD 📌 Tierpark Greifswald - <a href="https://www.tierpark-greifswald.de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tierpark-greifswald.de/</a> <a href="https://pixel.infosec.exchange/discover/tags/greifswald?src=hash" title="#greifswald" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greifswald</a> <a href="https://pixel.infosec.exchange/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" title="#photography" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixel.infosec.exchange/discover/tags/alpaca?src=hash" title="#alpaca" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alpaca</a> <a href="https://pixel.infosec.exchange/discover/tags/muntjac?src=hash" title="#muntjac" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#muntjac</a> <a href="https://pixel.infosec.exchange/discover/tags/raccoon?src=hash" title="#raccoon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raccoon</a> <a href="https://pixel.infosec.exchange/discover/tags/animal?src=hash" title="#animal" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animal</a> <a href="https://pixel.infosec.exchange/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" title="#photography" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixel.infosec.exchange/discover/tags/canoneos700d?src=hash" title="#canoneos700d" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canoneos700d</a>

NorfolkGregOops! my server went off line for a period. Perhaps, I missed a maintenance announcement? Hence my delay in reporting the continuing story of tonight's visit by a <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/heron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heron</a> outside our lounge.As <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sunset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunset</a> began to change the light <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/tuftedducks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tuftedducks</a> and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mallard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mallard</a> gathered on the lake behind the heron.I went to transfer the photos to my computer only to have Diana reporting that now three <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/muntjac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#muntjac</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/deer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deer</a> had crossed from the neighbour's field and joined the party.

NorfolkGreg<a href="https://epicure.social/@Pollinators" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Pollinators</a> I feel a little guilty that, so far, I've only used the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> to top up some <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/raised_beds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#raised_beds</a>, which have largely been abandoned because the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Muntjac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Muntjac</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/deer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deer</a> raid just about everything planted in them, and to raise the paths around the site. Most of this part of the site is pure <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peat</a> and the slightest footfall wears them away to the point where <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tree</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/roots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roots</a> become a hazard. I mix the compost with any <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/chippings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chippings</a> I generate from fallen <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/timber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#timber</a>.

Sharon A. HillMade you look! Zoos create cryptidsHoaxes propagated by zoos are not new. Chinese zoos have r<a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/there-are-more-fake-pandas-at-a-chinese-zoo.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">epeatedly passed off painted dogs as pandas</a>. And, it’s become a gimmick now for zoos to publicize that they have a mystery creature sighting. The latest is from the Bristol Zoo in England. This week, they <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bristolzooproject/posts/pfbid0K6xSsMBNUTbd4mDvhvjykrBxpD9fkrfPehCD8ckknewAH7XfQmoB15JBk3EKSxmFl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">posted a trail cam pic of a “mystery animal” seen around the zoo</a>. The photo is that of an edited muntjac deer with wings and a single swirled horn. <a class="" href="https://sharonahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/faked-muntjac-Bristol.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[🖼 sharonahill.com/wp-content/upl…]</a>The aim is to get people sharing the post and to come to the zoo for a post-summer visit. That’s all great and I love it. Clearly, it’s for fun. Unfortunately, in today’s internet climate, there will be those <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/22/mysterious-creature-caught-camera-bristol-zoo-21840300/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">people who take it seriously</a> or out of context. There are hundreds of photos circulated on social media showing real animals tagged with the wrong location (big cats like “black panthers” are possibly the most common). Photoshopped or AI images flood facebook, TikTok, etc. Sadly, some will willingly believe these creatures are real while the rest of us just chuckle, roll (eyes) and scroll. The zoo cryptid ploy took off thanks to the <a href="https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Texas-Chupacabra-unidentified-object-Amarillo-Zoo-17230597.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amarillo zoo mystery photo of May 2022</a>. <a class="" href="https://sharonahill.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/amarillo-zoo-creature.webp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[🖼 sharonahill.com/wp-content/upl…]</a> The photo caused a social media stir by appealing to a favorite Internet pastime – speculating wildly over a blurry photo. According to what was stated by the zoo, a security photo along the perimeter fence line captured an unusual-looking figure at 1:25 AM. But that’s it – that’s all we got. The photo had no scale, no daytime photo to compare, no attempt to recreate the photo, just a news release two weeks later asking for people to opine on what it could be. And, boy, did they. The creature was suggested to be a chupacabra, a dogman, or a werewolf. Other ideas were Sonic the hedgehog, Anubis, Crash Bandicoot, a Furry trying to break into the zoo, a person in a cowboy hat, a jackrabbit jumping away from the camera, a person carrying a raccoon (or a were-raccoon). I do hope they were just being silly but some people have a less than adequate grasp on reality. It seems like that it was something normal captured in an unusual way, such as a coyote blurred by movement due to the slow shutter speed. It is also likely that this was <a href="https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/history/2023/06/01/revisiting-amarillo-zoos-mystery-creature-a-year-later/70264976007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a real photo that was used out of context for attention</a>. The zoo knew this would get attention. There was no effort to made to explain it, which was a shame, because it was all about going viral and getting outrageous comments. I’m all for fun news but it stinks when it’s delivered in such a dumb way. Other zoos saw how great it was for business to say that a strange animal was seen and that none of the zoo staff could identify it (wink, wink). Shortly after the Amarillo media success, the San Antonio zoo tried the same by <a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/06/12/strange-creature-caught-wandering-brackenridge-park-after-amarillo-mystery-sa-zoo-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">replacing the Amarillo creature with their hippo</a>. Not many people seem to be falling for the reality of a winged, horned <a href="https://sharonahill.com/the-uncanny-tales-of-the-not-deer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">deer</a>, but certain paranormal-themed sites, like Coast to Coast AM run their weird science stories right alongside the obviously ridiculous stuff. There will be some people…If you see your local zoo promoting cryptids, particularly around Halloween time, send me a tip!<a href="https://sharonahill.substack.com/p/weekly-weird-news-for-10-june-2022/comments" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>For more on cryptids, visit my other blog <a href="https://moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Modern Cryptozoology</a>. There is a new post about the awesome and beloved (hoaxed) mascot of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, the <a href="https://moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2024/10/10/hodag-wisconsins-homegrown-and-beloved-monster/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hodag</a>.<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/amarillo-zoo/" target="_blank">#AmarilloZoo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/bristol-zoo/" target="_blank">#BristolZoo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/cryptids/" target="_blank">#cryptids</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/deer/" target="_blank">#deer</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/hoax/" target="_blank">#hoax</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/muntjac/" target="_blank">#muntjac</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/mystery-animal/" target="_blank">#mysteryAnimal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/unidentified-amarillo-object/" target="_blank">#UnidentifiedAmarilloObject</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/winged-deer/" target="_blank">#wingedDeer</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://sharonahill.com/tag/zoo/" target="_blank">#zoo</a><a href="https://sharonahill.com/?p=8822" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://sharonahill.com/?p=8822</a>

NorfolkGregTo make up for no close-ups of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Muntjac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Muntjac</a> in my earlier post here are a couple I took with my "proper" <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#camera</a> (<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/lumix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lumix</a> FZ2000) from our bedroom window on the 26 May at around 17:00. As you can see, at wide angle, the deer is reduced to a dot in the centre of the image.Although I haven't been keeping up the site in the last few years there's plenty more images like this, and a few videos, at: <a href="https://rustonhouse.org.uk/grounds/2023/index.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rustonhouse.org.uk/grounds/2023/index.php</a><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BackyardWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BackyardWildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a>

Artists GardenThe <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/muntjac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#muntjac</a> is now coming during the day! Don’t know why I bothered with the nightvision camera the other day. Yes, he has done some damage, which I'd rather he hadn't. But then, I feel blessed that the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> chooses to visit the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a>. He was very well behaved today.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/artistsgarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artistsgarden</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/imperfectgarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#imperfectgarden</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/gardenphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardenphotography</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artist</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wolfkettler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wolfkettler</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/gardenwiltshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardenwiltshire</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wiltshiregarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wiltshiregarden</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wiltshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wiltshire</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#winter</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/natural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natural</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/naturalGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturalGarden</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildlifeFriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifeFriendly</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/deer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deer</a>

Artists GardenLike last year this is, who is eating the tender, young shoots of my tulips and other bulbs.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/muntjac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#muntjac</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/artistsgarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artistsgarden</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/imperfectgarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#imperfectgarden</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artist</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wolfkettler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wolfkettler</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/gardenwiltshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardenwiltshire</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wiltshiregarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wiltshiregarden</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wiltshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wiltshire</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildlifeFriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifeFriendly</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildlifeDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifeDamage</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GardenWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardenWildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#video</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/gardenvideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardenvideo</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>

KiangaMuntjacs, also known as "barking deer". If you listen to the sound halfway into the video, maybe "squeaky deer" would have been more appropriate...<a href="https://meow.social/tags/Augsburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Augsburg</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Zoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zoo</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Muntjac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Muntjac</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Deer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Deer</a>

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