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Another Pellet!
I went to feed my goats this morning and was excited to find another pellet…. in exactly the same place as before. For it to be on the...
Apr 20, 2010


Fox Filming
My foxes have been filmed tonight by two final year students from Staffordshire University. They contacted me yesterday as they had seen...
Apr 20, 2010


An Egg!!!!
I finally have an egg in my oak tree nest box! I turned on the camera this morning to see a single egg. It does look a rather strange...
Apr 20, 2010


Nestbox update
No more news today really…. same kind of activity in all the boxes. Most busy in oak tree box, with male (I presume) appearing with...
Apr 19, 2010


Could this be the Fox Den?
I had a wander this weekend…. up into the field next to the one I have the camera in. The only hole I could find was this one. Some hairs...
Apr 18, 2010


First swallows!
This weekend I have seen the first swallows of the year over my garden! The blackcap is still around as as well as chiff chaffs and...
Apr 18, 2010


Green Box action
Very little activity in the oak tree and odd box today, but loads in the green nest box. They have brought some bits of grass in and one...
Apr 17, 2010


Little Owl Pellet????
I was cleaning my goats out today and as I climbed over the fence, I noticed a pellet on the top! Having looked closely at it, I think...
Apr 17, 2010
Foxes almost in daylight!
Fern & Flynn appeared at about 8.20pm tonight and the light was just fading. I had set my camera up to try and photograph or film them....
Apr 16, 2010


Odd box increased interest again
A pair of blue tits have been in and out a lot of today in the odd box. Hardly any materials bought in, but lots of looking, arranging...
Apr 16, 2010


Still looking…..
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Apr 16, 2010


Feather and Hair lining
My oak tree pair and still lining the nest. They have continued to bring feathers and fluff in. One of them has spent a lot of time...
Apr 16, 2010


More feathers
The oak tree nestbox pair have continued to bring feathers into the nestbox today. Certainly looking comfy in there….. now get on and lay...
Apr 15, 2010


Right on time!
Fern & Flynn appeared right on time at 8.30pm. I had stood at a bedroom window over looking the field from about 8pm and saw them appear...
Apr 15, 2010


Fern and Flynn
As I feel my foxes are going to be regular visitors, I have decided to give them names. They are going to be ‘Fern’ and ‘Flynn’! I will...
Apr 15, 2010


Fox den????
I went out this morning to see if I could find my fox’s den. I know it must be near, as a nursing vixen would not travel far from young...
Apr 15, 2010


Odd Box visits increasing again
After a quiet few days in the odd box, the bue tits have been in and out again, bringing in some new materials once. The pair were in...
Apr 14, 2010


More finishing touches….
Still more finishing touches to the oak tree nestbox! The pair are still in and out… just bringing in little tiny bits now. By the...
Apr 14, 2010
Live Streaming of my cameras!
I have been experimenting with U-Stream and have live streamed my fox camera tonight. I will try and put the camera on at about 8.30pm...
Apr 13, 2010


Oak Box Photos from the outside
I spent a little while at the weekend hiding behind the trellis, trying to get some final shots of the blue tits bringing in nesting...
Apr 13, 2010
Foxes
The foxes are visitng every night now….. it was only just dark last night when the vixen appeared at about 8.30pm. The dog appeared later...
Apr 12, 2010


Nesting Feeder
I have moved one of the cameras in the day to look at the nesting feeder. Both blue tits and great tits have been and collected...
Apr 12, 2010


Apr 12, 2010


Goldfinches
The goldfinches are feeding regularly from my feeders at the moment. I took these shots through an upstairs window!
Apr 11, 2010
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