Thanks to Sarah who commented on my blog a couple of days ago, telling me that my ‘pigeon’ is in fact a stock dove! The many varieties of domestic pigeons and wild pigeons commonly seen in cities are descended from the wild stock dove. Stock doves like to nest in holes in trees and rock faces and [...]
Archive for July, 2010
31 Jul
EXCITING NEWS!!!! Mystery ‘Visitors’
I have been a bit fed up in the garden recently…. I have been blaming my ‘free range’ hens who are allowed out in the garden during the day. At the far end of my garden, I have a run for my dog when I am out at work. The area just in front is [...]
27 Jul
General garden updates
I have been so busy recently, I haven’t really had as much time as I would like to be in my garden and updating my blog. Hopefully over the next few weeks, I will get some new images on and put into action a couple of plans I have. The Buddleia is now in flower and [...]
27 Jul
Hedgehog duo and pigeon squabs!
I was watching the night camera last night, waiting for my hedgehog to appear. I have been wondering if I may have more than one, but difficult to tell on the IR camera…. then just as one started munching on the evening’s offerings … another appeared! At least now I know I have at least [...]
23 Jul
Bold Bill
Bill is becoming a regular early visitor now…. arrived today at 7.45pm, when light is still quite good. I have set the camera up on remote in the hedge tonight…. just taken a couple of shots of him visiting there, but don’t know if I’ve got him until I retrieve my camera later. I hope [...]
18 Jul
Animal update
Hedgehog is visiting every evening now, but with weather not being quite so good the last few nights, I haven’t got out to take any new photos. Bill is generally visiting earlier and coming to the field around 8pm, if I am lucky. The others are still generally appearing later, when it is dark. Last [...]
14 Jul
Latest Fern and Bill photos
I managed to get some shots of Fern and Bill the other evening…. here is a selection of them…. Here are a few of Bill… growing up fast!
13 Jul
Bill visits on drizzly evening
Bill appeared tonight at 8.30pm. The light was pretty low as it is a dismal evening here, but I am really pleased because he has done this for the last few nights. I have been putting food out lower in the field, so I can photograph and film them. I have to hide it though because of [...]
13 Jul
Sink Vole
A sudden shriek from my daughter downstairs, sent me racing down to the kitchen to see what was the matter…….. there was a vole in the sink! ….. yes, weird, but it was true. She had gone to put something in the washing up bowl and it had jumped, scaring her! I can only think [...]
13 Jul
Hungry Hedgehog!
Here is a little bit of hedgehog footage, videoed from the i-catcher footage last night.
