Butterflies, Bees & Bumbles

April 13, 2009, 11:50 am

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It was a truly beautiful spring day today in Dorset. Perfect blue sky and lots of warm sunshine. I think the insects appreciated the warmth as much as I did and in-between bouts of gardening, housework and washing I chased them round the garden with my camera. Green Veined Butterfly, originally uploaded by Nature Watch [...]

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Oh, what big eyes you have!

April 19, 2009, 3:48 am

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All the better to see you with…   No, I’m not finding new species of dragonfly in the Dorset countryside, I’m actually thousands of miles away on a small island called Conch Key. I’ve got the Atlantic out of the sitting room window and the Gulf of Mexico out of the bedroom and I’m about as [...]

Long Walk, Heat Exhaustion & Bitten by Something

April 23, 2009, 6:20 pm

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If you’d like to have a laugh at my expense and read about how I walked over 10 miles in 80 degree heat and got stung by an unknown “thingy” and didn’t arrive back home until 8pm then click here. Posted in Wildlife

A nestful of osprey

April 26, 2009, 6:54 am

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You’ve seen the osprey nests in Scotland (via webcam?) now see them on my KeysWildlife Blog by clicking the following:  Florida Keys Ospreys Posted in Wildlife

To Kill a Mockingbird? More like “Killing me softly with his song”

April 29, 2009, 5:05 pm

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This post shouldn’t really be on Urban Extension (it should be on FloridaWildlife) but I wanted to upload a recording and I can only do that on ere… Every morning and evening this lovely little mockingbird has been perched on the telephone wires outside our Conch Key house singing his little heart out. I think [...]

Wildlife Webcam : Armchair Birdwatching!

May 2, 2009, 2:36 pm

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What does a pair of common kestrel, an English nature reserve, a wildlife webcam and a website have in common? A male Common Kestrel – photo courtesy of Wikipedia I don’t usually blog about “work” but to be honest what I’ve been working on this week has been a complete pleasure.  I help to look [...]

Open Day at the Urban Wildlife Centre, Corfe Mullen

May 13, 2009, 11:22 pm

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It’s Open Day at the Dorset Wildlife Trust, Urban Wildlife Centre in Corfe Mullen on Saturday 16 May! Come along if you live nearby. As a fully-signed up volunteer (I have the t-shirt as you can see below!) muggins here will be in the Education Room showing people small mammals and reptiles (and trying not [...]

Open Day Success… and no rain!

May 18, 2009, 11:13 pm

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When I woke up on Saturday morning, the morning of the Open Day, the sun was shining – but not for long. Soon the rain was pouring down and the wind was blowing like there was no tomorrow. “Better dig out my waterproofs” I thought The start of our walk – Steve tells people about [...]

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My Top Six Garden Bumblebees (Plus One!)

June 28, 2009, 1:34 am

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Forgive me blogging-friend for I have sinned. It has been 40 days since my last blog. I seek forgiveness by giving you my “Top Six Bumbles” and promise to do many, many hours of penance in front of my computer in the coming months. Buff Tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) photographed June 2009 In fact, that’s [...]

Four Hungry Mouths

June 29, 2009, 12:13 pm

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I was going to wait and see if the Spotted Flycatchers fledged and then write a post about them but I just couldn’t resist showing you a 30 second “taster” of what life is like in the nest at the moment. Posted in corfe mullen, Dorset, Nature, UK, wildlife uk Tagged: Birds, Dorset, Nature, spotted [...]

Simon’s Cat ‘Fly Guy’

July 28, 2009, 1:54 am

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The new Simon’s Cat film is here! I was worried that this one wouldn’t be as funny as the rest but I needn’t have worried! I especially like the bit after it has caught the fly (and then tears round the room and hides under the newspaper). Pure genius! Posted in Wildlife Tagged: funny, simon's [...]

The Beauty of Summer

August 20, 2009, 7:05 am

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Sorry! I never seem to have time to blog at the moment. I’m either photographing wildlife, filming it, adding it to Flickr (see my stuff here), Tweeting about it (my Tweets are here) or adding stuff to Facebook. Far too many online thingys to deal with… my life used to be simple!  Anyway, the other [...]

The Humble Honey Bee

August 23, 2009, 12:00 pm

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OK, I’ve got to make a confession. I hadn’t realised quite how gorgeous the humble honey bee actually was until today. Just look at it! cute as a button! (come on guys admit it, you know you want to!) The honey bees were going mad for the last of the geranium flowers. Almost fighting over [...]

Autumnwatch 2009: BBC Change the Autumnwatch Format to 1 a week!

August 28, 2009, 3:32 am

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Autumnwatch 2009 will be spread over a longer period this year but just one hour per week. The first programme will be on Friday 2nd October and the last on Friday 20th November. Is this a good idea? THIS BLOG IS NOT RUN BY BBC AUTUMNWATCH Sika Deer smelling the air, early one morning on [...]

Can 29 Women Survive on an Island without a Hairdryer?

September 15, 2009, 11:52 pm

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“Are you a Hardy Woman?” the Dorset Wildlife Trust press release seemed like it was speaking to me “Can you survive on Brownsea Island for a weekend without your hairdryer and mobile phone?” Easy I thought. That was June when putting my name down for a sponsored weekend under the stars seemed like a good [...]

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Hunt for a Special Bee

September 27, 2009, 12:06 am

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Are you thinking that there’s no wildlife worth looking for now that September is here? All the good stuff has migrated or is starting to hide itself away? Rubbish. There’s a very special little bee that you might like to look for right now… The Ivy Bee. Note the distinctive stripy abdomen You might remember [...]

Simon’s Cat “Hot Spot”

October 2, 2009, 4:46 am

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Those of you who stop by here regularly will know that I have a very soft spot for the Simon’s Cat videos. Well here is the newest one (make sure you have the sound turned on). Short but very sweet… Enjoy! Posted in Wildlife

Symphony of Science

July 26, 2010, 3:18 am

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When I found this video today I just had to share it with you. Hoping to post soon on what I’ve been up to – but in the meantime, enjoy listening to David Attenborough and Jane Goodall singing about what we love most! Filed under: Wildlife

RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch

January 30, 2011, 3:20 am

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Have just completed the Bird Watch, 12 species – missed some that are usually in the garden (such as the wren, treecreeper, house sparrow) but did see all the normal suspects, and I’m pleased that the bullfinches (male and female) and the song thrush (who woke me up this morning with it’s gorgeous song) turned [...]

Simon’s Cat in “The Box”

January 30, 2011, 3:30 am

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I love Simon’s Cat and have just realised that I missed one from last year! Simon’s cat reminds me so much of my childhood cat Tigger. At the point of him biting a chunk out of the box I laughed out loud – this man knows his cats! Filed under: Wildlife