My immediate thought – I have a Nathusius’. His name is Giles, and he was found grounded on the 26th September. Nathusius’ pips are larger than our Common and Sopranos’ but I still needed to verify that everything checked out. Thankfully he wasn't injured - just in...
When Little Rosemary was rescued, she weighed only 2.63 grams and was a tiny, late-born, injured, sticky-winged, and mite-infested pup. As she grew, the small tear in her wing membrane became a 1cm hole, the little white patch, located to the right of her fifth...
We were at Southampton Hosp. again yesterday, and my lovely fella' has been given a glimmer of hope. There is a medication that won't stop the disease, but fingers crossed it may slow its progression. In the evening, I counted six brown long-eared bats leaving their...
Oh my gosh…I can't believe this has happened and I'm absolutely delighted. I've always loved the look of the old fashioned beehives and couldn't believe my luck when I saw one sitting in a skip. I rescued it and Brian kindly painted it for me, and for the past year...
I feel I should perhaps explain why my artwork has gradually come to a grinding halt. As mentioned in my Bio, I cared for my parents for 10yrs and eventually got back into the swing of things. It was great to be back in my studio. Sadly though, since 2018 my...
Couldn't believe it. Three phone calls in a row. Trowbridge and Warminster area. 13.26 bat call. 13.36 bat call, and 16.15...All needing to be rescued and sadly all are too far away from me.
Am going to drink a toast to Brian and his flight tonight. A year ago, the first successful test flights.... 🦇 🥰🦇 Berry and L'il Jonesy were successfully released 4-5 weeks later. Their stay with me was prolonged somewhat as part way through their flight training, we...
I attended a group bat walk last p.m without my lovely fella. We've always done batty stuff together, so it felt very strange leaving him at home. An interesting p.m though, with lovely scenery, and nice folk, and we recorded 7 different bat species. Driving home, I...
Photo of Pickle a week after his rescue; he was now eating but still underweight and looking thin. I learned last night that Pickle, my rescued pipistrelle bat, had initially been found on the ground on his back, with his wings open. Unsure if it was a dead leaf, the...
No matter how many times I see, Blue, parading around outside, this view always stops me dead in my tracks. Even when he's toodling about with his tail feathers down; he's still breathtakingly beautiful.