One of the joys of having our own garden is the constant discovery of new wildlife species within it. Birds are our most obvious visitors but over the last couple of years we have begun to realise just how much variety is out there. Spiders, Moths, Slugs, Foxes, Hedgehogs and Read more…
Regular readers may recall that upon moving into our current house a couple of years ago, we discovered that the garden was already home to a small population of Cinnabar Moths. By small I mean no more than a couple of caterpillars and even fewer moths. Since then I have Read more…
This recent run of good weather has finally allowed me to once again indulge in one of my favourite activities. I am of course referring to the combination of a patio chair, feeders stuffed with seed and an assortment of increasingly tame birds. Unfortunately I have missed much of the Read more…
I am very happy to report that the Great Spotted Woodpecker I previously mentioned has started to become something of a regular on our peanut feeder. On at least three days over the last week I have caught sight if it pecking away, and even managed to get close enough Read more…
I had a sudden urge last night to head outdoors and photograph some wildlife. Unfortunately for me it was almost midnight which normally makes that particular activity a little difficult. Not one to let total darkness defeat me however, I donned a head-torch and stepped out into the garden to Read more…
This weekend was a very bitty one with overtime, sporting events and out of hours support all restricting the time that I could spend out and about. Despite this I did manage to squeeze in a trip on Saturday to the Mumbles, handily coinciding with a low tide. As a Read more…
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve featured our garden on this blog, but after a couple of significant events now seems like the appropriate time to do so once again. Firstly we’ve had some great visiting birds including a male Siskin, our first since the winter, and up to Read more…
It’s been a while since this blog has featured any moths, mainly due to the much promised but seldom progressed moth trap still being in pieces in my garage. That’s not to say they aren’t around though if the constant knocking against my windows each evening is anything to go Read more…
Some recent lax gardening resulted in a couple of Dandelions setting seed right outside my kitchen window. This is something I usually try and avoid at all costs as it invariably means I’ll have more of the blighters to contend with over the coming months. There was an unexpected benefit Read more…
Bird feeders. I’m sure everyone reading this blog probably has at least one hanging in their garden right now, but have you ever noticed how they seem to multiply? You start off small with maybe a peanut feeder, then add a seed feeder for good measure. Then you realise you’re Read more…