Despite the freezing temperatures and the occasional snow flurries this weekend, there are signs that the winter won’t last forever and that spring is round the corner. The first snowdrops have appeared at the edges of the woods and are peeping out from the frosty ground. The first of the spring flowers, they are taking [...]
Archive for January, 2010
First signs of Spring
Posted in Background, tagged chicken, egg, snowdrop, spring on January 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Absolutely the last of the snow tracks – tentative stoat tracks!
Posted in That's not a badger!, Tracking, tagged stoat, Tracking, weasel on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The weekend before last I went out into the snow, and amongst the tracks were a set that puzzled me. The gait was very like a rabbit or a squirrel – a bounding gait with all four paws together in a group. The size as very small though – bigger than a mouse (and a [...]
Fieldnotes: 17th January 2010 – The Black Squirrel
Posted in Fieldnotes, That's not a badger!, tagged badger, badger path, black squirrel, squirrel on January 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The snow has finally melted. Today has been a balmy 7 degrees and beautifully sunny. It may not sound very warm, but compared to the past weeks when the temperature didn’t rise above freezing for days on end it feels positively spring-like. I took advantage and headed out for a stroll in the (slightly soggy) [...]
Last of the snow tracks – the New Jersey mystery
Posted in Tracking on January 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been away for a while with work, so I’m late catching up with my correspondence. Sheila, Rick and Mrs B – thank you for your comments and apologies for being so slow in replying. I always enjoy hearing about other people’s experiences, so please keep them coming. Somewhat accidentally, I now have an international [...]
Fieldnotes: 10th January 2010 – The Little Ice Age
Posted in Fieldnotes, Tracking on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the past week the country has been gripped in a little ice age. An area of high pressure has settled over Britain, trapping cold air and snow, blocking out the prevailing warm south-westerly winds. Temperatures as low as -20c have been recorded (my family in Cheshire experienced -14c) coupled with up to a foot [...]
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