Most people think of the harvest mouse as the tiny red-brown animal clinging to a ripe ear of wheat, however you are just as likely to find the mouse in a reed bed or clump of cocksfoot grass in an arable field margin. The harvest mouse is the smallest rodent in Great Britain , [...]
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Meet the Model – Brian the Badger
Say hello to Brian the Badger (Meles Meles) Despite being rarely seen during daylight hours ,Badgers are easily recognisable and widespread on the British mainland. The low set animal has a solid frame , black and white striped face with grey body hair and a lighter underside.With an average weight of 15 kg the Badger has [...]
Bobs Blog – With a camera like that
Last of the repeats for now and another of my favourite posts.......... With a camera like that you are bound to take excellent photos by Bob Brind-Surch, professional photographer and naturalist . www.naturesphotos.co.uk I was recently reflecting on an attempt I made some years ago to photograph nesting great crested grebes. I was sitting by [...]
1,500,000
Wow, 1.5 million views , a big thank you to every single person who has contributed, commented or viewed the site. Flo the fox was the very first blog , so this is where it all started........ Say hello to Flo, a fine example of a native British Red Fox. ( Vulpes vulpes ) [...]
Meet the Model – Rhodri the Red Kite
Meet the Model - Rhodri the Red Kite by Graham Stewart Say hello to Rhodri the Red Kite – Milvus milvus The Red kite is yet another bird of prey that was persecuted to the point where it became extinct in both Scotland and England by the 1900’s and by the 1930’s only 2 breading [...]
Fox Cam – 26/3/18
Jo Angell – Little Owl
The Little Owl by Jo Angell Half way through March already and I'm really not sure how that happened! So a couple of weeks ago I turned my calendar over to one of my favourite birds. The Little Owl. If you didn't already know I absolutely love owls, and it took me 3 years on [...]
