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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Petition against the Badger cull
Wildlife TV presenter and cameraman Simon King set up an online petition to end the Badger cull instead of expanding in to new areas. As I write this the petition stands at 88,712. It needs 100,000 to be considered for … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers, nature, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Badger cubs, Badger cull, Badgers, Blogging, images, save our badgers, wildlife
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Big Garden Bird Watch 2017
Setting up my chair in the kitchen with the doors open to the garden, my camera, my notepad and pen and my breakfast on the kitchen table, I was ready to beginning the annual Big Garden Birdwatch. At 8.30am the … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Blogging, Citizen science, garden, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, RSPB, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged Big Garden Bird watch, birds, Blackbird, Blogging, Blue tit, Dunnock, Environment, garden, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, images, Jackdaw, Long tailed tit, nature, photography, Pied Wagtail, Robin, RSPB, wood pigeon
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Reconnecting with the Badgers
It has been a while since I have spent time with the Badgers. A mixture of spending a lot of time at school being part of the tech team on the school play and it still getting dark early in … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, mammals, nature, Oxfordshire, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged Badger sett, Badgers, Blogging, Environment, mammals, nature, trail camera, wildlife, winter
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Nearby rookery
The trees opposite my house have Rooks in them all year around. They are used as a roost during the winter by a small number of Rooks, who share the copse with the Red Kites and Jackdaws. It is not … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Blogging, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Rural life, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged blog, Blogging, Environment, images, nature, outdoors, photography, rookery, Rooks, Sunset, wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
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Catching up with my garden wildlife
It’s snowing. I’m sat in a classroom watching the falling snow out of the window. I can’t wait to get home. Images pour in to my head. A badger plodding through a blanket of fresh white snow in the wood. … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Blogging, garden, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged Blogging, collared dove, Crow, Environment, fox, garden, images, Long tailed tit, nature, photography, Pied Wagtail, Rat, winter
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Review of 2016
Happy New Year and a big thank you to everyone who reads and comments on my blog. I really appreciate every follow, like and view. 2016 was quite a manic year with lots of amazing animals and events. January started … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers, Blogging, Citizen science, Happy New Year, mammals, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Badger, Citizen science, Environment, Festival of nature, Fungi, Hare, images, Ivy, ivy bee, kestrel, mammals, nature, nature photography, Science festival, Secret World, Springwatch Unsprung, Starlings
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