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It feels like it has been some time since I went on a proper walk, with the camera over the shoulder, hoping to find some local wildlife, but it has been raining every day for what seems like weeks. Then a cold, but sunny day comes along so it was an opportunity that couldn’t be […]

We knew our safari had really begun the moment the tiny plane bumped down onto the dusty airstrip. Before we had even collected our luggage our driver and guide, Fred and Kevin, (Yes, I know, not exactly African names!) were already waving us over with huge smiles. It felt unreal to step out into that warm

They are back! A few years ago, a fox family had taken up residence nearby. It was a treat to see them, and they were featured in an earlier blog post (links are provided below). After a couple of years of disappointment, they have returned! A mother and five cubs.  I had a very close

Rather than doing separate posts for different sightings from the last couple of weeks, here is a round-up of what has been happening. I have had the trail camera out several times, so I’m sharing some of the best bits below. These include deer, badgers, a fox, and a hare. Exciting times. I’ve put the

Ever seen a badger chase roe deer? It is only brief, but watch the video below. There is also a video of the dipper feeding in the river Tame. It has been a while since I put the trail cameras out, but I’d seen several deer in a specific area, so I set two cameras

Seals, highland cattle, deer and plenty of birds were seen on our campervan trip to Scotland. A wonderful Spring trip taking in Oban, Machrihanish, Islay, Arran and Culzean. It turned out to be something of a whisky trip, but as this is a nature blog I thought it best to stick to animals and not the

The deer stalking and photography has been somewhat slim pickings lately. There have been a few sightings but nothing that warrants a blog post. So, as an alternative this post is all about birds! The first selection are from the garden. We had a flurry of snow, but that didn’t deter the usual visitors. It

I have been having something of a poor spell with the local wildlife. The deer especially seem to have all but disappeared. This in turn affected how often I was going out. Yes, the weather has been somewhat awful, but that is a pretty lame excuse really.  In the past, whenever people said I was

At the time of writing this, the weather is pretty awful. However, the previous weeks have been very dry and hot, so I thought I would make sure the local badgers had some water. I got an old paint tray and put it out near an entrance to the sett, then set up a trail

Sometimes one can go through phases where not much really happens; nothing seems to appear, where before there was plenty. It has been a little like that lately, but patience and perseverance is the key.  In just one day there were deer, a sparrowhawk, a dipper, a fox and even badgers! All were seen in