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All cosy now…

My Gunnera finally has its cosy duvet on to protect it over the winter… all ready for the expected drop in temp overnight. I am also thrilled to report that we have a Blue tit rooster cosy and tucked up in our nestbox that has a camera in it too 😀 The series of photos… Read More All cosy now…

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Which cameras?

Quickly summarising… most photos on my blog have been taken with a Canon EOS 400D using a 17-85mm wide-angle lens (Canon Ultrasonic with image stabilizer) or a 55-200mm zoom lens (Tamron). Occasionally, some photos will be from a Canon PowerShot A520. Other photos come via cameras in nest boxes or as frame grabs from video… Read More Which cameras?

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November garden blooms

Please excuse a little artistic licence with this contribution for November’s Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. Usually I am fashionably late but this time my photos are actually ahead of schedule! Unfortunately I ran out of time last week to post them but as the same plants are still in flower I thought I’d share them… Read More November garden blooms

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It was a Tawny!

What fun it was yesterday to have so many responses to my request for help in identifying a mystery dusk caller in my garden… I’d like to thank everyone from the comments on my posting, the replies on my Birdforum thread and all the emails I received especially from people new to my blog. It… Read More It was a Tawny!

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Remember, remember

… the pets and wildlife on the 5th of November. The loud banging and fizzing of fireworks can be quite distressing to many. We have a tiny guest blogger to chat to you on this today…Ahem… ahem… Hello and thanks for stopping by. On behalf of garden wildlife I’d like to say we are not… Read More Remember, remember