Fantatsic news… this morning we have confirmation that our Blue tit nesting in our camera nestbox has laid an egg! I’m thinking she has actually laid two and the other is to the left but so far only one has been visible. So the story begins for real now. It would be absolutely brilliant if… Read More Blue Tit nest build & first egg
This week the MALVERN SPRING GARDENING SHOW kicks off the RHS show calendar for the year. Running from May 6th – 9th it is always seen as a very popular and a much loved show by all who attend. Many bloggers have posted on Malvern in previous years. However, this year it is going to… Read More Malvern, tulip & nestbox meets
Sh… perhaps I shouldn’t even suggest this. Yep, last week a nest began to shape in our new nestbox with a B&W camera inside. We had a Blue tit roosting in it too until one night she didn’t appear. I posted: “Sticking my neck out here, I’d say she’ll be back to this one. She… Read More A 2010 nestbox diary perhaps?
For all Tulip lovers within travelling distance from Cambo Gardens (near St Andrews, Scotland) you might be very interested to know that author of ‘The Tulip’, Anna Pavord is giving a talk on the Tulip tomorrow night (April 30th). Sorry, I meant to post this sooner. I’m popping along myself and I do believe there… Read More Cambo, Spring visits and Tulip talk
Rain over the weekend has invigorated many plants. Plant growth is moving along nicely. Continued visits to our nestbox and the nest inside is moving along nicely too. Magnolia generously displaying flowers after recently being moved. Clicking on photos will enlarge them. New growth from a Geum. I love to see plants start anew. Skimmia… Read More Moving along nicely
Just when I as good as gave up on seeing any nesting activity in either of my nestboxes with cameras inside them this year, just look what we have here tonight… Not just a rooster can be seen napping in our new nestbox as I write this, but we have some nesting material in there… Read More A wonderful coincidence
Tonight I’m doing a bit of blog housekeeping. I’ve been thinking for some time that I should click that delete button. Don’t worry shirls gardenwatch is safe… unless I make the wrong selection! (Phew… all went as planned)I’ve had two other blogs that I simply don’t get around to updating. One has had extra bird… Read More Pensthorpe Nature Reserve
Perhaps a late in posting to join Carol and everyone for April’s Bloom Day but here I am. Originally ahead of the game (taking my photos on the 13th) I then found no time near the PC! Too good an opportunity to miss, the dry, warm weather over the last week has helped kick start… Read More Blooms and updates
Taking gardenwatching a step (car/bus journey) further, watching birds and wildlife outside the garden can be great fun. There’s always a chance to get sightings that you may never see in your own garden. Capturing photos and video can also become a challenge too. I am guessing that many Nature Reserves were busy over the… Read More Watching at the Reserve
Can we not step back to Spring again? Our feet are cold. We need the sunshine for just a little longer. Where are the bees going to go now? We’ve been patiently waiting to open. We were fooled into thinking it was our time to flower. ( Big yawn) Have I been dreaming? I thought… Read More Wordless Wednesday … white carpet (again)