Country Life

Had a lot going on this last year, mainly I'll health and a distinct lack of cash…Money rules everything and without it I cant travel to and from my favourite places…Things are now looking up and I…

It has been a while since I have posted anything of interest here on my blog…For those of you who are kind enough to take a look I am very sorry. Lack of work and inevitably Money has forced me to…

I received a very nice call from my youngest daughter the other day, she was very exited and wanted me to be the first person to know what she had found at the bottom of her garden…A Badger, just one…

The Tawny Owl, a cute little creature about the size of a Pigeon, with brown chestnut feathers and big "cuddle me eyes"…Don't misunderstand this is not a creature for cuddling, rather it is a mean…

Crayfish, we all love Crayfish they are relatives of the lobster, and have five pairs of walking legs. The front pair feature large pincers for catching prey. They can be found in most streams and…

I had a week off last week and spent most of it outside in the general region of where I live, the weather was fabulous and I mad a special point of spending every minute I could outside…One of my…

Having the full day out on Sunday and taking my mini kitchen to make a brew…I have a bit of maintenance to carry out as well a a couple of hours shooting vermin, I am also hoping to get a bit of…

Forget the Partridge, Pheasant, Grouse, Woodcock and Snipe…There is one other who's flesh is tender and sweet and can only be hunted for a few days a year at the beginning of spring…Do not…

The Magpie is one of the craftiest, clever and moreover disliked birds that add colour and that awful song to our gardens and woodlands…He is disliked because of his diet of eggs and young songbirds,…

Its been a while since I last posted and for this I am truly sorry, however the weather has been terrible and no matter how hard I tried to get my legs out of bed they simply refused…But!, today I…

The Peregrine Falcon is a formidable raptor, It has long, broad, pointed wings and a relatively short tail. It is blue-grey above, with a blackish top of the head and an obvious black 'moustache'…

Well we were not ready for the snow were we. Nor would it seem was our wildlife…It was a tough time for our garden visitors struggling to find food in the deep snow…We don't think about them when we…

Got up this morning and opened the curtains to view two perfectly formed rings of mushrooms on the lawn, it incredible that they were not there last night and overnight they have suddenly popped…

Its finally arrived, the time all ornithologists and nature watchers have been waiting for, the arrival of the Christmas Reveler (sicusapukeus)…Not seen all year and for just a few days, maybee a…

We have all seen a Heron at some point in our lives, ether from a distance or may-bee in your gardens attacking the fish in the ornamental pond…Some of you will have lost prize fish to this very…