As the weather was so good , i nipped down the motorway to Fforest farm .as it happened the resident kingfisher was in a co-operative mood and as soon as i arrived it landed on one of the perches close to the hide. however the light at that time was poor and only later as the sun rose a little higher did i get some better light on the subject.
I’ve not done much with the video side of the Canon camera , so thought i’d give it a go while watching the voles, i,ve uploaded it to You Tube , there’s not a lot of action but what the hell .
Two weeks ago i headed back over to Hereford in the late afternoon , as by now most of the crops have been harvested and hopefully the Hares in the area would be easier to see, as it turned out – seeing them was easier but they saw me easier too ! Spotting them in the field was no problem and using the stacked bales to hide my approach worked too , but always aware of the noise of the stubble under foot as you approach your never sure the Hare hasn’t heard you and left. this time that was mostly the case with the Hare moving away as i got closer or popping up in a different position . These photos are from some outings i did earlier in the year as this outing didn’t go quite to plan.
Never mind there’s always next time.
The RSPB have a design for Tawny Owl nest boxes , so i made one three years ago and set it up in a mature Ash tree , Nothing nested in it year one and the next year only a Great tit made use of it.
The design which is basically a tall plywood box with a hole in the top , mimics a natural hole in a tree or snapped tree limb , but being plywood its smooth – giving no grip for the Owl , making getting out difficult , the young leave the nest before they’re fully fledged so only have their talons to climb out. So i took down the box and re sited it on its side, nailing a 3″ x 2″ piece of wood across the base of the entrance – for a perching spot. I also threw a hand full of leaf mould and small sticks in.
The result was this year three eggs were laid and two youngsters left the nest – Result !
Thought i’d give this theme a go ! Not sure about it yet !
The Nature of Wales - Mostly !!
Welsh Wild Stuff 