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Journal
Wildlife
Update
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...
All Grounded
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.
Cheers to Brian
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...
Bat Walk
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...
Pickle’s Release
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...
Blue from the bathroom window
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.
Bluebells
Super bluebell woodland walks on our doorstep over a few days. Woodcock, brown hare sighting and the birds were singing. Beautiful. We've had extreme cold and/or wet days and nights, but thankfully it seems to have improved over the past few days. I've finally been...
May
It's May! As the weather gets warmer pregnant female bats gather together in warm, safe places to have their babies. These roosts are called maternity roosts. Some groups of bats return to the same site every year. Most bats will have a single baby, called a...
No Mow May
https://youtube.com/shorts/9wxiq_XHegE?feature=share Years ago we planted a meadow patch in the garden and later included a small area for a variety of wild grasses. Both looked great and worked extremely well. Last year we decided to give the whole garden to...