Winter is definitely here , it’s really cold here today at the meadow hide. The hide is protected from the wind and elements by a bank of trees but the trees also block most of the sun , so the hide is permanently in the shade. What even the temperature is outside its always a few degrees colder inside. That’s a real advantage in the warmer months, but those days are well behind us now.
Anyway , lots of activity here today with a good variety of bird species on parade , including Redwing , Jay , Coal tit and all the usual woodland birds. Here are a few images……..
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…
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