It has been another beautiful day today and I have spent it in the garden. The tadpoles in the pond are now very active and the marsh...

The blue tits have been bringing in fluff,  fur and a few small bits and pieces and seem to be putting the final touches to the nest...

My fox visited again tonight, but as I was watching it, I was thinking that it did not look quite the same as the one that visited last...

The oak tree nestbox pair have continued to bring in small amounts of grass and soft materials to line the nest today. They quite often...

The last few days of warm sunshine have meant that the overwintering butterflies have ‘come to life’ . I have seen a brimstone, small...

Yesterday I went to Dovedale, walked up to Milldale and beyond up the River Dove. Although busy at Dovedale, the further you walk from...

I was starting to wonder whether the blue tits who bought the moss in a few days ago were going to return…. today there have been about...

A much quieter day in here. I have changed the cable to this box and the image is considerably better and more consistent now. Have only...

There has been less activity in the oak tree nest box today. They have come in and out a few times, but often not bringing anything in,...

The blue tits have continued to be busy all morning….. but less this afternoon… to be honest I don’t think they can get much more moss in...

I am lucky enough to have a beautiful Magnolia tree in my garden, right outside my kitchen window! The buds are just beginning to open…....

Yesterday I noticed one piece of moss in the green nest box and found a few visits there on my playback on i-catcher. The pair were back...

I have got lots of shots from inside my nestboxes, but have not had time until today to get outside and try and get some shots of the...

Life is really bursting in and around the pond. Some of the frog spawn has just hatched and the tiny tadpoles are free of their jelly and...

I have had hens for nearly two years now…. a motley crew consisting of assorted breeds, which I let out in the top part of my garden...

I was really pleased yesterday to see some serious interest in the odd box, but the image kept degrading. This morning, I got up early...

Well, the blue tits are still furiously collecting moss and the nestbox is filling up. I discovered where they are getting it all from. I...

Finally sat down to watch the footage of today’s cameras and was really pleased to see a new species look  in at the ‘robin’ box! At...

I got up early this morning and went out for about an hour… up the lane and across the fields. The whole walk was full of birds singing!...

There has been much collecting of moss today, with the bluetits busy in the nest box from about 7.30am until about 7pm! 90% of the nest...

I have been away for  a few days…. plus forgot to publish one of my posts! Blue tits still building in oak tree box, as detailed below. I...

Last weekend, I decided to turn the night camera around so instead of facing the patio, it faced outwards onto the field. I was hoping to...

The garden is really starting to come alive after this week’ s warm weather. The bank outside my front door is planted with lots of...

The blue tits in the oak tree nest box seem to have satrted collecting nest building materials more seriously today…. although they seem...