Dastardly deeds have been happening in the garden…
I’ve genuinely struggled to get a photo of the villain that’s been reeking havoc in the garden. I’m sorry, but this best I can do for you.
Category: Birds
Sanderling at Bracklesham Bay
A cheeky little wader, running up and down the beach, cheating the waves
Personally, I’d say it was a bit too cold to be toe-dipping in the sea – but not for this little Sanderling!
Hobby Falcon
Hobby Falcon near Midhurst in Sussex
Ok – so this is a RUBBISH photo, BUT it was taken on my iPhone WHILST I was running down the garden to take the picture!
Home-made swallow nest box
How to make a Swallow happy!
Now I’m quite pleased with this! For two reasons… Firstly I’ve created a home-made nest for our feathered friends and secondly my lighting cables (which were never installed to be photographed) look quite neat!
Visitors in the garden
Long tailed tits feeding on peanuts
I’ve been enjoying some interesting visitors in the garden this week. Just outside my study window I’ve got a bunch of bird feeders – which can be a bit of a welcome distraction!
House Sparrow in a House Martin’s nest
Cheeky sparrow squatting in a House Martin’s nest
OK! So there’s been lots of commotion outside our house this week. There’s been a series of fights and a lot of noise. And the outcome is a squatter has moved into one of the House Martin’s nests!
Birds on the Wires
160 Swallows on the Wires…
And that’s just the birds in the photo! There were as many as 500 swallows (and for the keen eye – Martins) on the wires, in the air, tumbling and floating around us in the September sunshine.
Recipe for a Stuffed Wood Pigeon
A very stuffed pigeon!
Don’t worry! Poor old Woody isn’t dead and heading for the cooking pot – he’s just eaten too much and can’t fly!
Mr Stonechat
A new day…
This morning I went for an early morning walk.
Here’s a photo of a Stonechat who joined me as the sun came up on a new day. I remembered my dear old Dad showing me Stonechats when I was a small boy, describing the rasping ‘chack-chack’ call of the Stonechat like two pebbles being struck against each other.
Thank you Mr Stonechat for your company this morning. And rest in peace, Dad. I miss you so much.
Easter Egg
An abandoned Pheasant egg found on the lawn
The strangest thing happened at Easter with an unexpected egg. Mrs Pheasant wandered across our lawn at the back of the house and dropped an egg on the grass! The children were fascinated – they warmed the egg in front of the fire to see if it would hatch… It didn’t!
Bepton Ranger 