Well it’s has been an interesting week weather wise, wellies all round, a couple of photos show the extent of flooding, the bench and table sitting in 3 inches of water, dogs looking miserable and the area excavated for the Natterjacks, totally under water. The cygnets have been seen by Dereck, flying for the first […]
Well tomorrow will be the start of longer nights than days. This year seems to have flown past, and I have found as your age progresses so time speeds up. It’s been a miserable week, everywhere is flooded, don’t think Bri will be cutting the fields anytime soon. We are now waiting the arrival of […]
Well, Autumn/Winter has arrived, no introduction, just slam and dig out the winter woollies. Here are a few pics from the past week, Heron are back on the long pond, often more than one but they don’t like each others company. Last of the butterflies, Small Copper on one of the Carrot family. Bees and […]
Freudian slip, it should have been Coal Tit. This pm at least 12 Long Tailed Tits plus 6 or more Blue Tits all hunting in a group around the curved seat. Bri
It’s been a bit intermittent this week, regarding the butterflies and dragonflies, they start to build up on a warm day, only to be knocked back the next. The Small Tortoiseshell were out in a few numbers on of the days, six on one flower head of Ragwort. A large hawker was flying around the […]
Ian was just leaving as I arrived and he said the young Cuckoo was in a willow tree near the fishing pond. When I reached the end of the tip overlooking the pond, it could be clearly seen swinging in the wind, on the top of one of the willows. When i moved closer it […]
Quite a strong wind today made it just a bit cooler, but the swallows were out in force not missing any opportunity to stock up, they were even out in all the rain yesterday. This year seems to be a very good for the swallows, managed to take some shot of the young being fed, […]
Not such a nice day but at least the wind kept away. We came across a female Minotaur beetle on the path, size of a ten pence piece, see pics, when it turned over there were mites having a good feed and on top was a tick waiting to get attached. Even these small creatures […]
Today we went anti-clockwise, just to unwind. We were busy watching swallows catching insects and feeding there young and forgot all about the camera. Further down the airfield fence a short Eared Owl put up, we watched for a while but lost sight behind the trees, while sat on the seat by the feeders the […]
Bob arrived back from sunnier climes, complaining about the cold. Lots of Goldfinch flocking now nice pic of them sat on the fence. In the pm came across a Peacock butterfly, normally this time of year we would see lots feeding on the Knapweed, Thistles and Goats Beard. Bob and Bri