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- Day 30 of 30 Days Wild – Roundup
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- Day 24 of 30 Days Wild – pond dipping
- Day 23 of 30 Days Wild – Revision in the garden
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- Day 20 Of 30 Days Wild – Ladybirds
- If you go down to the woods today – June 2018
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- If you go down to the woods today – May 2018
- First glimpse of 2018 badger cubs
- Snares and badgers
- Billy badger cub
- First Cuckoo
- South West Coast Path
- 4 trail cams, 6 nights, 6 badgers
- If you go down to the woods today – April
- Badger watching in comfort
- Barn owl hunting
- Badger skull
- Halo around the moon
- Work Experience At CEH
- Winter again
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- Snow sculptures and footprints
- Sub Zero
- If you go down to the woods today – February
- Thermal Imaging Camera
- National Nest Box Week
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- Visit to London
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- Best Big Garden Bird Watch so far
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Category Archives: Ponds
Day 24 of 30 Days Wild – pond dipping
Just under a year ago we built a pond in our garden. It has many visitors that use it to drink from, but today we thought we would find out what lived in the pond. Sadly no tadpoles yet, but … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, garden, nature, photography, Ponds, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged 30 Days Wild, garden wildlife, nature, pond dipping, pond skater, pond snail, water boatman, water louse, wigglies, wildlife
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Sub Zero
With the ‘Beast from the East’ in full swing, and temperatures hitting well below 0, the garden is packed with birds looking for shelter and a easy meal. Looking out over the garden I can see 5 robins forgetting to … Continue reading
Posted in Badgers, birds, garden, Local patch, Oxfordshire, Ponds, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter
Tagged Badgers, birds, Blackbird, fieldfare, pond, Reed bunting, Robin, snow, wildlife
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Pond and other stuff
Over the summer holidays my family built a pond in the corner of the front garden. After replacing a wall with a hazel hedge together with a few hawthorn and honeysuckle last year, we hoped that this would encourage more … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, birds, garden, insects, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Ponds, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged beetle, Buzzard, garden, Grey wagtail, H3, Hazel, nature, Nicrophorus vespillo, pond, wildlife, Wildlife photography, wood pigeon
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Cumnor Pond inauguration
Yesterday I attended the inauguration of Cumnor Village pond by Philip Pullman. I pass Cumnor pond every day while on the school bus and love to visit there whenever I can. The pond has recently had plenty of work and … Continue reading
Posted in nature, Oxfordshire, Ponds, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Amy Robsart, Cumnor, Environment, Oxfordshire, pond, pond dipping, swallow, water boatman, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Bird Advent Calendar – Day 6
For Day 6 of my count down to Christmas is a common waterbird that you can see at nearly all ponds or lakes – the Moorhen. Moorhens have a blackish plumage with a red and yellow beak and rough skin … Continue reading
Posted in birds, nature, outdoors, Ponds, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged Autumn, birds, Moorhen, nature, outdoors, ponds, waterbirds, wildlife
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