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...
Released Bernie Pip, last night. He was a good weight, flying well in the Bat Flight and it was lovely to finally see him flying free. Poppy, my noctule, had her wing op. two days ago, and I'm heartbroken. My dear Poppy had to be...
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...
FROM JAN. 2023 MONTHLY PURCHASES: Damory Vet - Jan. 6th £8.47 Mealworms - Jan. 20th £2.50 Anti Biotics - Jan. £25.00 Live Foods - Feb. 1st £7.96 Insect Mesh Cage 37mm x 57mm - Feb. 5th £6.39 Insect Mesh Cage 30mm x 30mm - Feb 5th £13.69 Live Foods - Feb. 24th £9.98...
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.
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...
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...
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...
An unhappy little Pickle. He is very subdued...doesn't move, but am pleased to say with encouragement he is now accepting rehydration fluids. Pickle was seen three days earlier and spent a few nights under a wheelie bin, before being kindly delivered to me. The...