The wildlife event of the day has been our cat Mayfield, delightful little psychopath that she is, bringing a live field vole into the house. Mrs BWM spotted the cat acting suspiciously and cornered both cat and vole in the kitchen, at which point the vole, doubtless having watched too many 1950s cartoons, ran up [...]
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Field Vole (they’re not called ‘Kitchen Voles’ for a reason)
Posted in Background on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bizarre ‘Roadkill’
Posted in Background on October 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Regular readers may have noticed my unhealthy interest in dead animals by the roadside. I’m the first to admit that it isn’t always very pleasant, and probably does nothing to endear me to passers-by, but roadkill does provide a durable record of species in the area and the opportunity to examine individual animals at close [...]
The Wildlife Liaison Officer
Posted in Background, tagged Police, Wildlife Liaison Officer on October 16, 2011 | 5 Comments »
We had an interesting meeting of the Bedfordshire Badger Network this week. In addition to the usual badger matters, we were joined by a Police Inspector – the Wildlife Liaison Officer for Bedfordshire. Police Wildlife Liaison Officers are responsible for all wildlife-related crime, which thankfully is rare in Bedfordshire. There has been the odd incident [...]
The Village Cider Collective 2011
Posted in Background, Diary Post, tagged apples, brewing, cider, cider making, village on September 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It seems that autumn is here, despite the warm weather of the last few days. The leaves are turning on the trees and hedgerows, most of the harvest is in (we’ve been gorging on blackberries for weeks!) and there’s a definite chill in the morning air. The summer seems to have flown by. But every [...]
Sore Toe Update
Posted in Background on July 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some good news! Having persisted with my sore toe for a week, in which the antibiotics made no impact whatsoever, I sought a second (and hopefully more competent) medical opinion. The second doctor sent me for X-rays, so after a fun evening at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital, it was revealed that I have neither [...]
A grumpy old man with a sore toe
Posted in Background on July 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My attempts to live my life as a Victorian gentleman have taken another step forward this week. In addition to wearing a tweed waistcoat and a deerstalker hat (plus the mutton-chop whiskers that Mrs BWM won’t let me grow), I now seem to have developed gout. Gout is a very Victorian illness, but somehow more [...]
Rattus Norvegicus
Posted in Background, tagged Rat on February 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
As you’ll have gathered, I’m interested in my local wildlife. This means that I go out and try to find different species. Sometimes, however, the wildlife comes to me. And it isn’t always welcome. Yesterday, our cat, Mayfield, caught a young rat. This is fine – this is part of her job, keeping the vermin [...]
The Handbook
Posted in Background on January 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Christmas may seem a long time ago as I sit writing this in late January, but I bring it up because my Christmas present has arrived. After some amalgamation of gifts from various people over the last few years I have bought myself a copy of Mammals of the British Isles: Handbook by S. Harris [...]
3rd January 2011 – Welcome to the New Year
Posted in Background, Fieldnotes, Tracking on January 3, 2011 | 6 Comments »
It’s a belated Happy New Year actually, as we’re three days into 2011 already. I’ve had a great time with friends and family over Christmas and the New Year and things are settling back into a more normal routine. The cold weather broke a couple of days after Christmas. Christmas day was on Saturday; by [...]
Happy Winter Solstice 2010!
Posted in Background on December 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, here we are again. The shortest day of the year. And it really does feel like midwinter with the snow and the deep frost outside. It’s definitely a night for staying inside in the warmth and light, for celebrating turning the corner of the year. From tomorrow, the days start to get longer again. [...]
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