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Gardens can be surprisingly good locations to film wildlife, and with a bit of forward planning and the help of John Aitchison you can produce your own Springwatch by fitting CCTV to a specially adapted nestbox. 

A fallow deer about to give birth will restlessly stand up then lie down again.

Discover all you need to know about the parenting skills of the doting fallow deer. 

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BBC cameraman John Aitchison reveals how to film a breathtaking footage of a kingfisher. 

An adult fox will retreat rather than face a female badger protecting her cubs.

Discover all you need to know about the protective, parenting practice of the badger. 

Opening page of A Wildlife Icon for Britain feature.

Unlike many countries, the UK has never had a national species to call its own. Patrick Barkham introduces our public poll to find a wildlife icon for the nation.

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BBC cameraman John Aitchison demonstrates how to film migratory waders on coastal mudflats. 

A female hare and her leverets.

Discover all you need to know about the family life of the brown hare. 

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BBC cameraman John Aitchison demonstrates how to catch mushrooms growing on film. 

Barn owl hunting at dusk

Hidden beneath the barn owl's graceful, ghostly exterior is one of nature’s most finely tuned killing machines.

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BBC cameraman John Aitchison gets his feet wet as he shows you how to film dippers in upland streams. 

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BBC cameraman John Aitchison reveals how a well-chosen hilltop site could offer the chance to get close to raptors.