Tag Archives: Buzzard

Along the Wayfarer’s Walk to Ladle Hill

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

My mum recently read Nicola Chester’s ‘On Gallows Down’ and looking something to do over the Easter weekend, we decided to go for a walk along part of the Wayfarer’s way mentioned in the book. Starting at the White Hill … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Blogging, Get Your Boots On, nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Blogging, Buzzard, Environment, Hare, hill fort, Ladle Hill, nature, outdoors, walking, Watership Down, Wayfarer's way, wildlife | 1 Comment

Wildflower Meadow

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

At the weekend, as a break from studying, I spent an hour sat taking photos in a wildflower meadow. An hour passed by very quickly while watching the Red Kites and Buzzards soar high on the thermals and butterflies flitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Blogging, creepy crawlies, Environment, insects, nature, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Bee fly, Buzzard, peacock butterfly, Red admiral butterfly, red kite, Solitary bees, wildflower | 10 Comments

My local patch over Christmas week

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The week since Christmas has been busy, together with patches of heavy rain, meaning I haven’t taken as many photos as I could have. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their support over the past year. … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Fungi, Happy New Year, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter, Woodland | Tagged Blogging, Bluebells, Buzzard, Environment, Fungi, grey squirrel, nature, red kite, Sunset, wildlife, winter, woodland | 2 Comments

Badger trails

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The crops have been harvested and the wild flower meadow cut leaving telltale signs of the badgers foraging paths from over the summer. Badgers will use the same paths for generations. It is not just badgers that weave their way … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, fox, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland | Tagged Autumn, Badger, Buzzard, fieldcraft, fox, H3, Muntjac, nature, Roe deer, trail, trail camera, wildlife | Leave a comment

Pond and other stuff

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

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 | 4 Comments

H3 – found her again

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

A quick break from my South African trip blogs to report that I have positively spotted my local Buzzard H3 again. I’ve had times when I think I have seen her, but it’s been since October 2016 since I have … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged birds, Birds of prey, BTO, Buzzard, H3, Local patch, wildlife, Wildlife photography | 4 Comments

Day 16 – Early evening walk and badgers

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

It’s Friday, the last day of Springwatch Unsprung and a must because the brilliant Dara, fellow blogger and wildlife enthusiast is on. Make sure you check out his blog here https://youngfermanaghnaturalist.com/ By 7.30pm the air was slightly cooler and with no … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 Days Wild, Badgers, Blogging, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland | Tagged 30 Days Wild, Badgers, Blogging, Buzzard, Environment, Goldfinch, kestrel, nature, photography, Stream, wildlife, Woods | 3 Comments

30 Days Wild – Day 2

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Cloud watching The sky is ever changing, when I woke this morning the sky was blue with white wispy clouds and trails from aeroplanes called contrails. A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 Days Wild, Blogging, garden, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Weather | Tagged 30 Days Wild, Blogging, Buzzard, cirrus cloud, clouds, Environment, images, nature, photography, thermals, Weather, wildlife | Leave a comment

Hawthorn

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

After my previous blog on the benefits of Ivy, I started to look at other plants on my local patch and how they supported the mammals, birds and insects. The first plant that caught my eye is the Hawthorn tree … Continue reading →

Posted in Badgers, birds, insects, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Rural life, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Autumn, Buzzard, Fungi, Giant puffball, H3, Hawthorn, Long tailed tit, nature, photography, red kite, Yellowhammer | 4 Comments

Back on my local patch

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I’ve been away from my local patch on and off for the past three weeks so I haven’t been able to spend much time walking around it. It is definitely good to be back. Local patches are important, if you … Continue reading →