Last October, just before Halloween when the shops were selling them cheaply, I bought 20 bags of small apples. Not all at the same time, I began with ten. Dunking for apples then? No, not at all, I had quite a different plan which was equally fun. Using a plastic, crate style storage box, my… Read More #30DaysWild Day 28 – Apples, a moth and a bat
Completely unexpected was the successful capture of bats in flight last night – albeit in an unconventional way. It wasn’t the plan. Bats are way too fast to even attempt to follow, far less focus on especially with a basic video camera. The plan had been to leave a video camera recording over the pond… Read More #30DaysWild Day23 – Bat reflections
A BBC News item caught my eye on my phone this morning – “Volunteers sought for Scottish bat survey”. Now, that’s something I haven’t done this year – sit on my arbour seat and watch bats fly around the garden as the sun sets. Note to self – a plan for tonight! Volunteers are being… Read More #30DaysWild Day 21 – Scottish Bat Survey
Speeding along my trimmed hedge and circling in the main open space of my garden bats were seen tonight. What a treat to capture some video of them too! It was dusk and the pipistrelle bats were seen in various sizes. I am guessing the really tiny ones were quite young – they were almost… Read More Bats flying tonight
As expected, my post on squirrels has caused a bit of a stir but although this is my most recent wildlife visitor by no means have I shown all the wildlife that visits my garden! I have shown birds and hedgehogs but there have been other tiny visitors that are very difficult to catch on… Read More Missing Wildlife