I realised the other day that my blog has become very insect heavy recently featuring very few animals larger than your hand. If you're hoping this blog post will be different, I'm afraid you're going to be a little disappointed, its all about insects, lots and lots of them. I will try to explain why …
Category: Birds
Dougie the Owl (Part 3)
If this is the first you've heard of Dougie, make sure to check out these links for the full story Dougie The Owl (Part 1) and Dougie the Owl (Part 2) ) So, Dougie was now eating well and producing some impressive pellets but he still had a long way to go before we could release …
Dougie the Owl (Part 2)
So, now we had an owl living with us, recovering it's strength and getting ready for the day we’d release him back into the wild. You can read how we ended up with an owl here Dougie The Owl (Part 1) I hit the books and the internet hard trying to learn as much about Barn …
Dougie The Owl (Part 1)
My students often spot me walking around the school campus and through the copses behind my office looking for wildlife. They often observe me with specualtive looks from their air-conditioned rooms, not understanding my want to be outside in 35 degree heat! This being said, they are paying attention to my actions and I try to …
Crimson sunbird
My partner and I quite often just go out on the weekends. We love admiring the sights and looking for wildlife, and we nearly always spot something cool. Whilst out driving around through the hills and forests in our local area we came across this little guy. We were driving along when I spotted a flash of red …
Nick's Wild Life 