First week back and 3 visits to Burton in Longsdale River Greta. I have spent a few hours sitting on the river bank in the area where i spotted the Kingfisher last year. No sightings as yet but this is the breeding season and i am assuming that there sitting on eggs, or with the… Read more »
I think i explained that i would be trying a few new things this year and have got a new Camera that takes 4K Video Footage, i took some today but unfortunately i cant post on here but i did some today of a Great Spotted Woodpecker and to see it in Slow Motion is… Read more »
Great news went out to Bentham and checked the Barn that i put the nest box up in 2 years ago. First thing i noticed was some Fresh Owl Pellets on the floor. The box was on the other side of the Barn but its great news. Later that morning i went to the hide… Read more »
Woke up to the song of the Song Thrush and a mist drifting through the site with the Sun trying to break through. The Feeders were full of Goldfinches and Lessor Redpolls. This is the first year that i have seen the Redpoll and Siskin here this early. The Hide was full of activity with… Read more »
Hi to everyone that follows the the Blog. Well the winter was kind to the wildlife with little rain and hardly any long cold spells. I am up in the morning to start getting the van Feeders ready and filled, and then me and Ruth will head down to the Hide to set it up… Read more »
Visit White Scar Caves, just out of Ingleton on the road to Hawes!
The spectacle of this beautiful waterfall trail lies only 5 minutes from our doorstep and is not to be missed!
Well another year over at Goodenbergh and yet again we have recorded new species of birds to visit the Hide and the site. We had our first Redstart Male and Female and they raised 4 young. We had our first sighting of a Spotted Flycatcher at the Hide. We then had a visit from a… Read more »
What a great year for the Goodenbergh Site. Time has come to come back to Thornton but we have been here since 5th March this year. Thanks for buying my Carvings and i am thinking of new ideas for 2017. The Hide has a new roof on and i have new ideas to make it… Read more »
I have sighted 2 new nest boxes in the woods down near the Hide so no we have 5 Tawny Owl Nest Boxes up in the Goodenbergh Site. Lets hope they find them and use them.
With the weather cold but sunny i ventured down to the hide for an hour. Put some food out and it went crazy for 20 minutes with many birds coming into feed. The Great spotted woodpecker was very busy and i captured a few pics for you to enjoy. One in flight is slightly out… Read more »
There was lots of activity down at the hide Wednesday, with the Woodpeacker Nuthatch Goldfinch Robin Wren Coal tit Blue Tit Great Tit and Chaffinch all feeding well. But as i looked closer on one of the logs that i put seed on there was a bird that i that looked different. Our first Brambling… Read more »
First Tree Sparrow using our nest boxes outside bedroom window. Smaller than a house sparrow and more active, with its tail almost permanently cocked. It has a chestnut brown head and nape (rather than grey), and white cheeks and collar with a contrasting black cheek spot. They are shyer than house sparrows in the UK… Read more »
Coming back from filming the Roe Deer the Sun had come round and was shining down at the back of the Lake. I spotted a Brown Hare sitting on the the path, the colours of the Beach tree Gold and Yellow were amazing so i tried to get a little closer to get the shot… Read more »
Another cracking day with blue skies all day. Went for a walk late this afternoon hoping to see the 2 young Roe Deer together, i had only got halfway to the hid…e when i spotted a white Rump in the undergrowth. ABS on and crouched down. Twig broke and it looked behind. A couple of… Read more »
Female Roe deer grazing at the Meadow near the hide. I was approaching and got spotted but managed to get this nice face shot. There are 2 young ones in the area so i will try and get a photo of them.
Big flocks of Redwing feeding on berries up near the stables, very alert bird and so hard to get close for a photo.
2 Tawny Owls sitting together this morning then one retreated to the safety of the nest box.
