Where's Everyone Gone?
If you feed the birds in your garden (and if you don't why not?) at this time of year you're probably wondering where they've gone to. I...
Feeding Time
I spent an hour watching the treecreepers feeding their chicks today and in that hour they brought food 30 times. So if they start...
Blood, Sweat and Deers
Each year when deer grow their new antlers they are covered in a downy velvet which supplies nutrients and blood flow to the growing...
Owls and Kingfishers
At first glance apart from being birds you wouldn't think there was much these two had in common. One is a silent land based predator,...
When Woodpeckers Attack!
It’s that time of year again when the great spotted woodpeckers in my local wood start pairing up and looking for nest holes. Last year I...
Sealed With A Fish.
So after a few near misses with the fish pass I decided to take the following day off work as I was sure it was going to happen very...
It Started With a Fish (Maybe!)
The male kingfisher is definitely in the mood for love at the moment. He’s been cleaning out last years nest hole in preparation for a...
Whilst Waiting For Waxwings
The trees at the end of my road are laden with bright red berries and for the last few days I've been popping along each lunchtime in the...
If You Build It They Will Come.
As mentioned in a previous blog I'm always looking for potential perches where I think a kingfisher "should" sit. In practice it rarely...
The Astonishment Method.
"I'm afraid we have an infestation" are not the first words you want to hear when you check into your hotel on holiday, but this happened...
