Meadow date 11/01/2021
Here’s a quick update with the progress on our new photography hide at the wildflower meadow. Like the rest of the U.K. we’re in lockdown , so progress has been slow. The hide itself is nearly finished and ready to be dismantled and then transported to the meadow . Graham has started the hide foundations , so the end is in sight, but we are still going to be delayed by current situation.
I guess being ethical doesn’t just apply to our approach to photography, but also to the way we want to manage and use the land at the meadow . This includes the building of the hide.
WILDLIFE – SLOW WORM
SLOW WORM – Anguis fragilis With long, smooth, shiny, grey or brown bodies, slow worms look very similar to a small snakes and can grow up to 50cm long. In fact the Slow worm is a legless lizard , and are quite harmless to humans. Slow worms like humid conditions and emerge from their hiding…
WILDLIFE – THE DUNNOCK
The Dunnock Dunnocks , Prunella modularis are native to the UK and large areas of Europe with their range spreading as far as Lebanon, northern Iran, and the Caucasus. The ground feeding dunnock’s favoured habitats include woodlands, shrubs, gardens, and hedgerows. The dunnock looks from a distance similar to a house sparrow but the easiest…
REVIEW – KENRO KENTR501C TRIPOD
KENRO KENTR501C TRIPOD Kenro’s web site states the tripods are “manufactured to exacting standards of quality and design” which they back up with a six year guarantee. The tripod is manufactured from eight layers of high quality carbon fibre with aluminium alloy castings giving an impressive load capacity of 14 kg. The four section legs…
How wonderful
Thank you
Looks great, a new adventure can start…
Hopefully soon
What a lot of work. I think the rewards will be great.
Really hope so, the camera trap images look promising, and the land is in a very peaceful spot , we even have a very good country inn a short walk away…..
Good planning with the country inn nearby! Are you likely to start in winter (after the lockdown ends) or spring?
We’re ready to go now , but need the restrictions lifted first , we’re hoping with an improvement in the Covid situation to be finished by Easter. We only really need one weekend to build….
Looks like you’re all set to go when you get the thumbs up.