WILDLIFE – THE PEACOCK BUTTERFLY
The Peacock Butterfly , Inachis io The peacock butterfly is one of the most common garden butterfly , found throughout most of England and Wales , and more rarely in […]
LINNET
MTM , The Linnet , Carduelis cannabina The Linnet is a small, slim finch, widely distributed and once popular as a cage bird because of its melodious song. The adult male’s […]
SNOWY OWL
The Snowy Owl , Bubo scandiacus The Snowy Owl is a bird of Arctic tundra or open grasslands and fields and a rare visitor to the British Isles. Between 1967 and […]
THE HIDE – WOODPECKERS
The Hide , Thursday 30th March 2023 Another full day here at the Meadow Hide and just for a change , it’s raining. In the U.K. we sometimes call heavy […]
THE HIDE – BUSY
The Hide , Monday 27th March 2023 A very busy day here at the hide with lots of coming and going, mainly centred around the pool and feeders. Once again […]
LOCATION , LOCATION , LOCATION
Nature at the Golf Club
THE STATE OF NATURE AT JOHN O’ GAUNT GOLF CLUB by Stephen Thompson Golf courses have had a reputation in the past and to some extent still do of being […]
THE HIDE – RAIN
The Hide , Friday 17th March 2023 Another early start today trying to dodge the last of the winter rain showers. The inclement weather had little effect on the local […]
THE PUFFIN
Meet the Model , Percy the Puffin words and pictures by Graham Stewart Percy the Puffin: Fratercula artica Since a child this has always been a bird that I have […]
THE HIDE – TREES
The Hide , Wednesday 15th March 2023 Trees , I just love them . And today is a special one here at the Hide , ten lovely new trees have […]
THE HIDE – HOME
The Hide , Saturday 11th March 2023 It’s that time of year at the meadow when we start to look forward to the arrival of new life . Some of […]
THE HIDE , SNOW
The hide , Wednesday 8th March 2023 You just know , as soon as you start talking about spring and approaching warmer weather it’s going to get cold again , […]
THE HIDE
The Hide , Monday 6th March 2023 Spring is nearly here , yippee , so it’s appropriate to give the hide a little tidy up . One task that was […]
WILDLIFE – BLACK-HEADED GULL
MTM – The Black-headed Gull , Chroicocephalus ridibundus The Black-headed Gull is Britain’s smallest species of Common Gull. They are the most common inland gull and can be seen all […]
THE HIDE
The Hide , Thursday 2nd March 2023 Kit used , Canon R5 & 800 f11 lens A relatively short afternoon session today here at the Hide and for o change […]
STAND OFF AT THE FEEDING STATION
Badgers, hedgehogs, foxes and cats are fighting and having stand-offs over food left in British gardens, a study has revealed. A story from the BBC Two universities analysed videos showing […]
THE ART OF A GREAT URBAN WILDLIFE PHOTO
Here is a fantastic little video about Andrew Budziak who spends his nights photographing the animals of Toronto, Canada. Taking hundreds of hours to capture one photo, his work requires […]