My little bit of heaven

[JO,JO]

got an old hay field directly behind me,this year we have had a barn owl visiting field as they are a lot of vole and shrews and mice ask my cat jaffa! also regular visitors are kestrels, i once saw a fox in there with my binoculars it was dusk,just seen a robin on my patio!

[jacob marley]

Another first for today i was out with him in the corner this evening and i saw a very young Muntjac deer a first for me there was a rather large clump of nettle's it trotted around and vanished he was a dark chocolate brown colour majic jacob

[Headfry]

driving into work this morning, road edges are all bluebells, cowslips and cow parsley.
how lovely is that!

[jacob marley]

We just have bluebells and Nettles and grass there is a big bed of wild Galic the other side of the village what a stink jacob

[Kayt]

I've just taken on a very overgrown allotment. Was there around 6.30 this morning and from under all the brambles wandered a beautiful fox. He/she was in really good condition and didn't seem at all bothered by my presence. My dilema now is do I carry on clearing as planned or leave the area foxy came from. Are there likely to be cubs this time of year?

[jacob marley]

Have a look and see if there is a earth like a big Rabbit hole if not it was have a kip in your bit of jungle jacob

[Claire72]

We have a good selection of birds at our feeder, greater spotted woodpeckers are always around, nuthatch, coal tit, great tit, blue tits a plenty, chaffinches and sparrows too.
One or two blackbirds, but they prefer it up near the chicken shed.
There are plenty jays up at the top of the road, but I am happy for them to stay there!

My favourite bird feeder visitor is our red squirrels though, we think we have three, but they always fight if they arrive at the same time as the others
(Photos in my blog)

[Kayt]

Thanks Jacob. I'm off to Cornwall for a few days first thing in the morning but will call in to the lottie on way to check. If there is I'll cancel the guy I've got coming to strim it all down this week and think about plan B whilst away.

[jacob marley]

another new visitor to my little bit of heaven this morning whilst walking through the wood a bird burst up from the undergrowth a brown thing about half as big again as a wood pidgeon this is the third time i have seen it now .
Any way i had a good look in the bird books when we came back and walla i can safley say it was a Woodcock the first one i have seen around here .
they don't half take of in a rush so that is another one for the area jacob marley

[Nicos]

That's fantastic- I've never seen one!

They're a prize for the hunters round here

[bobleponge]

I adore nature and wildlife etc, watching the buzzards, hawks and kestrels etc when I'm outside always makes me realise just how lucky I am to live where I live. Never really been that much of a birdwatcher/spotter whatever, but last summer got really excited when I saw a pair of Hoopoe in the front garden. The murder in law alerted me to them, and I have to say I came over slightly unnecessary.
I live in the sticks which is great, often see boar, hares, deer, foxes etc, as well as a myriad of birds, and I know what you mean Jacob, its magic.

[jacob marley]

Another first today for the jacob marley birdwatch i was out with him in the corner just at dusk a glorious sunset over the top of Bham anyway i digress whilst walking through the wood 4.30 ish i heard the Green Woodpecker doing his weird call i saw him or her tonight and not only that i saw it go in a hole in a dead Silver Birch stump first time ever because they are a shy bird but i hear them often so what next jacob

[Nicos]

They're lovely to watch Jacob- we have a pair in our field- never heard or seen them before!
.and boy do the chooks run in if they call out!!!

[smallblueplanet]

We've got a couple of greenies that come and eat the bugs from our lawn, usually after its rained. I love their call - laffing boys!

[jacob marley]

I saw a rare sight this morning for this neck of the wood's 4 Peewit's flying west to east the wind turned last night to a westerley and now it is trying to snow .
I wonder if they knew what was coming still nice to see have not seen any for 18 month's....jacob