Saturday evening was warm without being oppressive, with a light breeze blowing. Around the world financial markets crashed. Tanks rolled down Syrian streets. London was in flames as rioters burned and looted. And me? I walked up to the wood to watch badgers. The wheat in the wheat fields is ripe now. The badgers are [...]
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Fieldnotes: 6th August 2011 – Badger Cub!
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, badger cub, badger sett, buzzard, Video on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fieldnotes:11th July 2010 – Badgers Again
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, badger watching on July 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A hare paced around the pasture field as I walked up to the wood. I don’t think I’ve seen one here before so I took it as a good omen. As I crested the top of the hill I disturbed a flock of (I think) lesser black-backed gulls. Odd to see them here in Bedfordshire, [...]
Fieldnotes: 8th August 2009 – Sex
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badgers, badgers mating, mating, sex on August 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
OK. So maybe you’re thinking that the title of this post is a shameless and none-too-subtle attempt to increase the web traffic to this blog. Perhaps you’re right. But read on for the full story. Today I finally finished the shelves that have taken up quite a lot of my time recently – ten shelves [...]
Fieldnotes: 1st July 2009 – A pattern emerges
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, fox, muntjac on July 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday was another beautiful warm evening. 7.45pm found me sitting contentedly up a tree at the main sett, drinking tea and making running repairs to my camouflage gloves with a needle and thread. A more blissful domestic scene could not be imagined. I’d taken a detour around the wood earlier in the evening to check [...]
Muntjac video
Posted in That's not a badger!, Video, tagged deer, muntjac, Video on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a short video of the muntjac buck I saw on the 28th June. Watching the video again brings it home just how shy and wary these deer are. Watch how the buck is constantly raising its head to check for danger, while those big ears swivel around to catch the slightest sounds.
Fieldnotes: 31st May 2009 – Back at the Pine Tree sett
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, bedding, Pine Tree Sett, sett on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you read my last post you’ll know that I’m being unfaithful to ‘my’ badgers and investigating the neighboring sett – the Pine Tree sett. This sett seems to have three main holes spread widely apart. Last night I watched the southernmost hole without a sign of any badgers. Tonight I decided to have a [...]
Fieldnotes: 10th May 2009 – More fox cubs
Posted in Fieldnotes, That's not a badger!, Video, tagged fox, fox cubs on May 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve spent the evening watching the fox cubs by the sett. I counted five of them (I think) and they’re great fun. Here’s a short fox cubs video compilation. Altogether now – “Awwww!”
Fieldnotes: 26th July 2008 – Where have all the badgers gone?
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, badger watching, badgers, bushcraft, muntjac, sett cubs on July 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
At last, the summer is back, and it’s been a long, hot day. Having done my chores in the garden, it was time for a trip to the woods for a spot of badger watching. “You’ve got to watch badgers”, I explained to my wife, “badgers need watching! If you don’t watch them, they’ll get [...]
Fieldnotes: 27th June 2008 – Tiny cub alone
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, badger cub, badger watching, buzzard, Video on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On the face of it, it wasn’t the best of days. The wind was gusty and the dark clouds threatened rain, as if a summer storm was brewing. But it had been a couple of weeks since I’ve been down to the wood, so I went anyway. A short (but very enjoyable) walking holiday and [...]
Fieldnotes: 13th June 2008 – Out of my tree!
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, badger watching, badgers, cubs, sett on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Despite the threatening rain clouds I decided to pay a visit to the wood on Friday evening. It’s a good way to unwind after the working week. Like most people, I spend my time rushing everywhere: rushing to work, rushing to meetings, rushing home. Watching wildlife forces you slow down, to stop and listen and [...]
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