10 Nice otter, shame about the fish!
Nice otter, shame about the fish! Nice otter, shame about the fish. The only time in 26 years in the village that we have seen an otter. However, it seems to have cleared the fish so will probably move on to another stream now. Hopefully it left some fish for the kingfisher. This year, 2020, […]
04 Our Fine Pheasant Friend
Our Fine Pheasant Friend Pleasant pheasant follows friend for feeding. He is now so tame. Acutally he tamed me to feed him when he makes that moo sound. He comes so close that I could have had him eating out of my hand, but he has a sharp beak, so I put the sunflower seeds […]
11 Pleasant Pheasant Follows Friend
Pleasant Pheasant Follows Friend We need a name for our pheasant friend – suggestions? He mumbles outside the conservatory door until I feed him with sunflower hearts – posh food but he appreciates it. What is he saying? Play Video
12 Swallow Stunned
Swallow stunned Swallows are one of the most aerobatic fliers but they don’t always get it right. This one was stunned and jumped onto the gate while it gathered itself for more swooping around Dovenby. Play Video
07 Bullfinch bothers Robins
Bullfinch bothers Robins Our regular visitors Mr & Mrs Bullfinch came to see us. They are not nervous and seem to stake their claim on the seeds and even when the robins challenge them, they don’t rise to the challenge. I read that robins will attack anything with a red patch, so maybe the beautiful […]
03 Hedgehog Heaven in Lanefoot Garden
Hedgehog Heaven in Lanefoot Garden How many hedgehogs are there in Lanefoot garden? And why do they bully each other? We never knew until Martin and Emma and Stanley and Robert gave us a wildlife camera for Christmas – thanks. I didn’t realise that it took such good pictures in the semi dark so I […]
02 Hedgehog fights a rival plant pot
Hedgehog fights a rival plant pot holder and a hare steals the show Is the hedgehog fighting the twiggy plant pot holder, thinking it is another rival? Or is it trying to get inside it – and ends up wearing it? Who’s the bully? More hissing from the big one as the little one scurries […]
03a Tree Creeper on Petes Leg
Tree Creeper on Petes leg A thud on the conservatory window and a cry from Chris that a tree creeper w as dead on the ground. I went to pick it up but it leaped onto my leg and stayed there, stunned, for nearly ten minutes while Chris got the camera. Eventually it started to […]
Wildlife Trail Camera
Wildlife Camera HC800A The Trail camera is the HC800A and works well in very low light. It uses 8 AA batteries in three recording sessions which recorded 245 clips each 30 secs long, maybe because a branch moved a lot and triggered shots without any wildlife being there. I have just ordered a 6v power […]
Nature and Wildlife
Tree Creeper on Petes leg A thud on the conservatory window and a cry from Chris that a tree creeper w as dead on the ground. I went to pick it up but it leaped onto my leg and stayed there, stunned, for nearly ten minutes while Chris got the camera. Eventually it started to […]