There are two lanes that lead up to this property, one leads up a pretty steep hill if you’re walking and the other is a little more bumpy and undulating but essentially without the steep hill. When we first drove to view the house, we soon realised we hadn’t taken the topography into account. I … More The Tree Line
April 30th 2025 – Only on the patch, the sun was out, the breeze was light and I rarely head out much before lunch time so, what the heck eh? 08:30 and I was out! Shock, horror probe!!! Early bird etc. Actually that breeze was still a wee bit chilly so I had a light … More I went for a walk today
I’m not sure how many of you out there, who check my blog, photograph birds, possibly among other things like me? It can be hugely rewarding if you do, not only spotting a bird or other animal you’ve wanted to photograph for ages but getting that great shot, even of those common birds we see … More Photographing wildlife?
Red-legged Partridge I have mentioned that we live on a farm, in the country haven’t I? Hence we get Pheasant and Partridge in the garden, which is nice. Both species of Partridge drop in now and again and we see and hear them in the surrounding area quite often, this is not a hunted area! … More Our Garden Visitors (R)
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
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