I went out for my patch wander yesterday April 23rd, it wasn’t a great day but I like to get out for a walk at least once a day. It was one of those days when the sun shone it was quite warm, when it didn’t it felt freezing so, I eventually decided a t-shirt … More Not a great day of birding
We’ve now lived in this rural location for just over three years and in that time I’ve had so many fabulous photographical experiences. Birds I thought I’d never see, live in our hedges. Raptors I wasn’t aware of can be seen, some yet to be photographed. A pair of White-tailed Eagles flying over my head. … More Finally!
The weather has been mixed today after the spell of great, sunny days but it was expected and it’s not raining ….. yet. That said, we could do with some rain, maybe a downpour from midnight to 05:00? Anyway, I grabbed my camera and binoculars and headed out for a wander, then turned back and … More Getting busier on the patch
Just across the garden, over the fence and across the farm yard are the steadings, the sheds barns, workshops but, for the purposes of this wee venture, I’m going to use barn because, it’s all about the Barn Owl(s) that live in there, in a nest box. Ever since we’ve lived here we’ve been aware … More In the Barn
April 6th 2025 – Best bird shots I was up at the old Oak feeding area and dropped a food mix onto the post, stepped back and waited. Not a lot happened to be perfectly honest but, two male Chaffinch dropped by and started competing for snacks. This one just peeked out from behind a … More Chaffinch male
Since we moved back to a rural setting in Central Scotland my bird observing and the variety of birds accessible to me on a daily basis has not only changed but improved, in my opinion. A couple of years back, a pair of Pied Wagtails used our garden as a food source for themselves and … More Wee Willie
We live in Central Scotland, well, East central Scotland I guess? Is it important? I think that in relation to the sky we look at then, yes, to an extent. If you are looking at my photographs and thinking of Scotland, where we are in relation to Aurora Borealis in the far North, then it … More Star Trails and Aurora
I’m going to use these pages to list and ID by photograph the birds that we commonly get visiting the feeders or the garden in general, I may create another page for those less common appearances. I will try to use only shots from the garden but will label any that aren’t but used as … More Our Garden Visitors (A-B)
It’s February 2nd and the weather isn’t that great but at least there’s decent light for my wanders and photography. I’m constantly saying it but it’s very true; we are so lucky with the bird and wildlife around us, I don’t even need to leave this seat sometimes and I can get great shots of … More Feeding in February
Into February It’s been a very varied but mostly wet and windy January / February, as I type this there’s a decent breeze blowing through and the wind and snow of the past few days drove a lot of birds to our feeders. Good for me maybe not so great for them? I was seeing … More Garden Birds 2025
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