Today’s picture from my brother Andrew shows a takahe. This bird is so rare that it has to have three ankle rings and a radio to help track it if it makes a getaway. My day started with a pedal… more →
Tootlepedal's Blogwrote 17 hours ago: Soon the chicks will be leaving the nest I can see their downy feathers And beady eyes as they wait … more →
wrote 1 day ago: (photo credit: Chater Paul Jordan photography) I learnt this from an old wizened woodworker in Devon … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Hungry Cheeping chicks Reach a crescendo When parents return with Food … more →
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wrote 3 days ago: As I mentioned in my last post, the birds think I should hang out on the sea shore this summer. To … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Strange as it may seem to some, I have no fear of spiders. Fascinating creatures. I caught this fami … more →
wrote 5 days ago: 13 May 2013 I was sitting having lunch in the conservatory when I became aware of an unusual amount … more →
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wrote 6 days ago: Squawking in protest At the sudden rain Bedraggled starlings … more →
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wrote 1 week ago: I made my novel Fugue in C Minor available as a free download in .mobi format (for Kindle readers) … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Do we have a vampire in the garden? Nay, it is merely one of the roses – Rhapsody in Blue … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Last summer, I found a bird egg on my porch and researched a little bit about the House Sparrow, lea … more →
wrote 1 week ago: My perennial bed is doing great. Things are popping up and filling out everywhere. It’s green. … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I heard The starling chicks For the first time Today ♡ … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday my little black cat Guinan cornered something in the backyard. It was anothe … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Well, a few weeks ago, I put up a post about building a bird house. Birdhouses are made of particula … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: April entered the ring like a lion – roaring , huffing and more than puffing. The winds were g … more →