Monthly Archives: February 2016

Bird survey February 2016

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The monthly bird survey of our local woods took place this morning. There was a cold wind blowing but it was sunny. Birds seen Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk, Blackbirds, Stove doves, Goldfinches, Blue tits, Great tits, Long tailed tits, Marsh tits, Coal … Continue reading →

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A few questions from the week

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The week started off sunny and cold. With the sunny weather came lots of Red Kites and Buzzards over the garden. Normally there are a couple of Red Kites and around 2 local Buzzards plus a couple more at the … Continue reading →

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Badgers – The inside story

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

While I have become quite familiar with my local Badgers, I don’t know much about their skeletons, so I asked a friend of mine @MelanieGbones To write me a guest blog about the badger skulls she has collected. Badgers: The inside story. … Continue reading →

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Deliberation over wildlife

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The sun was out today meaning the hares were out and about. I couldn’t get too close as we had the dogs with us. Overhead Buzzards and a Red kite were climbing on the thermals. Occasionally coming together with talons … Continue reading →

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Animal exhibition at The Story Museum

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Todays post is something completely different, but it still has a connection to nature. Oxford’s Story Museum has a new exhibition – ANIMAL – a safari through stories. The Story museum is an amazing place, built on the idea of … Continue reading →

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Starlings at RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I had been waiting for Tuesday to come around for a couple of weeks, as I was due to meet up with Iain Green @naturebygreen wildlife photographer, author and tutor, along with Jo from @NearbyWild , in Somerset. Our main aim was to watch and … Continue reading →

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Rants for change – Uncool school?

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I have recently written a guest blog for ‘Rants for change’ Rants for change is a website where people can express their feelings about a topic they are passionate about, either through a blog or a two minute film clip. … Continue reading →

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Half Term

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Today is the first day of half term. To begin the half term I went to the Outdoor show which is four different shows merge together to make one big show. These shows were The Dive Show , The Outdoor … Continue reading →

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Slow week

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I haven’t been taking many photos of wildlife this week because of my role in the school production of West Side Story. I was filming the production for the schools drama department using a Panasonic HC-X900M as well as live … Continue reading →

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Guest blog from the USA

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

My Uncle often sends me photos of the wildlife from his garden in USA so I asked him to do a guest blog about his visitors. Fifteen years ago I moved from London to New York and then three years … Continue reading →