Posts By: goodenbergh

I was very lucky yesterday to find a pair of Lapwing near the site and after a stealthy advance i managed to get this photo of this lovely colourful bird.

Very busy little bird you likes the peanuts and sometimes stashes the nut in the bark on some of the old tree branches i placed around the hide.  The colours on the Nuthatch are great to photograph with great soft colours that the camera likes. 

Great to watch the Woodpecker flying from differant branches and using holes i drilled in the trees as a place to break up the food. There is a very quiet feel to the hide at the moment so it looks like most species are on Eggs and thats why it is really quiet. Still great… Read more »

An overlooked bird is the Wood Pigeon so when it came to the hide for some food i took great care to keep the lens on it as it sat waited to come down to the feeders. It cleaned itself and i got this nice shot all fluffed up.

There are very few Jays showing at the Hide this year but i think it maybe a bit early, but yesterday the Jay came in and was looking through the grass for what looked like nest material.

New pictures of the Tawny Owl still staying close to the Box that i think the Female is in. The bad news is a Blackbird has built a nest under the Owl box and has 4 baby Blackbirds in it. They should fledge well before the Young Owls fledge.

Its here and 2 years before it was last seen on site at the Van i was very surprised when the Female landed in the trees opposite the front window of the van. No sign of the Male and i am hoping they will return soon.

Hi i have a new idea for the tree stumps where i carv, and after a bit of thought came up with some new Planters for our garden. Really happy with the results, i used a chainsaw to break up the middle and then used my grinder and Industrial Blade to finish off. Sanded the… Read more »

Great news i sent some pictures of the Tawny Owl that i photographed 2 weeks ago into the Westmoorland Gazette and on Saturdey 15th April 3 pictures were put on the Website with a small write up on who took the photographs and where they were taken. I am reall happy that the Editor found… Read more »

This afternoon i sat close to the Tawny Owl who has excepted me sitting close and taking in this wonderful wildlife experience. I have filmed The Barn Owl Short Eared Owl Little Owl, but this is a very special time for me as i can be so close to a wild bird and photograph it… Read more »

Another sighting of the Tawny Owl today. I thought it maybe poorly as it sat there while i took some more pictures. It seems very relaxed but today i got another sighting and this time she let me take e few pictures then flew off.

As i came back from a long walk to check all the nest boxes on the site i made my way back along a small narrow track that was covered with dry leaves. The Bluebells covered the edges of the wood land floor. The Sun made a brief appearance when i came face to face… Read more »

Hi are you OK, you look so small.

After the Hare experience i sat and waited for the Red Fox, after 40 mins i started to get cold so i decided to go. Wish i would have stayed put as the Fox was heading my way but she spotted me and ran back towards the Den.

B&W The Brown Hare Out this evening to get the Hare and the Fox, found a good spot and put the Sniper suit on. After 10 mins one came out and had a run round and headed for me and then stopped. One photo needed no cropping and was 100% in focus.

The Great Spotted Woodpecker is one of the best birds to photograph at the hide. It will check the area first by sitting high on a new tree i placed in the ground just at the front of the hide. It then looks for the Fat that have squeezed into a log with holes in,… Read more »