This is not the most ideal way to show what’s been going here throughout the year, but I haven’t had much time this year to create individual posts of the various events. November 1A Stoat – and it was definitely was a Stoat with its black dipped tail – seen running from Stonehenge towards the Conservatory and passed the garage.14First Chaffinch seen in ages22Six Redwing seen perching on trees at end of garden. Identification…
Country Life: June
Having moaned about the lack of birds at the bird table throughout last month, they are back with a vengeance. I can only presume that as most of them would still have been nesting, they were passing up food on the table for something a little more alive! While most of the fat balls are being eaten by the Magpies, the food of choice seems to be the crushed seed. Pretty much everything we…
A Bit Like Buses
Having mentioned in my ‘May Country Life’ entry of a single Swallow sighting and bemoaning the lack of them here, guess what turns up a week later…..Yup, you’ve guessed it, a Barn Swallow. He’s sitting on the power line going to the house and I bagged this shot mid morning. Throughout the day we noticed he would fly around and feed for 20 minutes or so, then perch back up on the line and sing…
Country Life: May
Outside Temp for April/May Well what a difference a bit of warmth makes. In early April the temperature struggled to get into double figures, and when it did warm up, the soil was still cold. It was only till about the first week in May that all hell started to break loose! If you wanted a lawn, you would now have to start cutting the grass every 7 to 10 days now, as it’s…
Country Life….with a bit of Photography
In my last ‘Country Life’ blog entry I mentioned that we had decided to start to identify and record as much Flora and Fauna on our policies. At the time it was just going to be a rather boring list of species, but I though it would be interesting to combine what I know about photography and what I don’t know about macro photography, to try to image our various finds. Now while that…
Country Life: April
A few months ago, I started the ‘Country Life’ section on my Blog, but not a lot had been added to it since then. During the Month of April, I have been making a mental note of all the species of plants, birds and Mammals that we have either seen, or managed to capture on the wildlife camera. The most noticeable change in the surrounding countryside has been the turnout of cattle into the…