No Sun
Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »With no recorded sunshine in the last seven days, this month has to be one of the dullest and wettest ever recorded. Over a dozen Greenfinches are now feeding in the garden and three Jays come regularly for peanuts. At ...
Last to Fledge
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »This weeks photo is of the last Barn Owl to fledge from the five that have flown locally. The tiny black specks down the flank of the young indicate that it is a female - the males breast being ...
Barn Owl Success
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »This weeks photo shows four of the five young Barn Owls that have fledged locally this year. After a gap of thirty five years Barn Owls returned last year and fledged two broods. This year they started a little later ...
Foxes Everywhere
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »The local wildlife event of the week has been the continued presence of Fox cubs both in the woods and on the local golf course. By now this years cubs are quite big and one in particular is in superb ...
Seconds before the kill
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »I couldn't resist including this last shot of a Hen Harrier from Islay. The eyes of this attacking male are the last thing that a poor Meadow Pipit will see before it is captured. What a way to go. I ...