A gold tinted harvest moon seen rising through the dusty summer air.
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Leaving the camera on a small tripod and the focus to chance helped with getting close up video of a wary badger. The small hedgerow plums were well received.
A big day for the garden ants as the new queens ready themselves for flight and the prize of setting up a new colony.
A few hours ahead of a thunder storm it was cool enough to walk out to check on the badgers. They appeared to be fine despite the dry conditions and were happy to eat a few bonus peanuts at their own steady pace.
🦇 Today is the perfect evening to take part in our #SunsetSurvey and record bats and other wildlife that you find. All you have to do is spend 1h in your garden or local park around sunset and record what wildlife you encounter : www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat...
The windchill probably kept the earthworms in their burrows last night, the badgers were a little more forward in taking a few peanuts. #mammals
Beach badger art created from the chalk geology of Flamborough head.
Mating season for the foxes, this one was intent on a tracking a vixen and ignoring both me and the mice. #mammals
It is always nice to indulge in some moon watching and the light from a full moon over a calm wintery landscape dusted with snow is extra special.
Badgers emerging into a frosty night, no doubt January will be colder.
A quiet moment with the badgers at the mid point of a winter's walk. Wonderfully peaceful even with the wind blowing strong.
The light reflected from the rising full moon counters the early arrival of night. One of the first badgers to emerge into the still winter air expertly finds a handful of peanuts by sense of smell.
The badgers with gifted peanuts, they know the area well and will forage in the sheltered areas later, away from the effects of the frost.
One of the badgers moving forward, searching for peanuts at the start of the night. The moonlight creating dark and light patterns amongst the trees. #mammals
Mr Arbuckle taking an interest in some peanuts, even if he is probably already at his pre-winter comfort weight. A hand coloured infra red photograph.
So this is my new Winter / Christmas scene this year, this urban moving into rurual Winter landscape which is die cut and features a separate stand up hare and fox. It is large at 59cm long x 21cm high and folds up so you can post it in a C5 envelope. Price £9. www.johnbloor.co.uk/collections/...
The rain has brought earthworms to the surface and the badgers are working the fields. Vibration from footsteps (or light from a torch) will send the worm back underground but badgers are experts. #mammals
Collecting in a large bundle of grass bedding just in case in does rain.
A lesser stag beetle, seen on a busy lane yesterday evening. Gently moved to the wide grass verge for safety.
Mr Arbuckle making the most of the plum season, enjoying the sweet juicy flavour. He has no problem sniffing out the last one. #mammals
Volume on! (Sound is straight from bat, no detector or amp!). This little Whiskered bat was found roosting on Holland & Barrett's door, Honiton. The species is always full of rage! (Maybe he wanted a calming herbal tea?). Safely released. #bats #wildlife #nature @batconservation.bsky.social
There are no plum trees in the hedges near Mr Arbuckle so I bring him some seasonal windfalls, he clearly enjoys them. #mammals
A damp day and some light drizzle on the walk back from the badgers, enough to bring a few toads out.
A few of the garden ants climbed out from under the patio in their special aviator gear this week.
The inner part of a broken nest of what looks like a Median #Wasp, not one I am familiar with. I read that they normally nest well above ground, this one was in tall grasses on a footpath.
The young starlings crowded around the bowls of water put out on the garden table for starling style squabbling bathing. I think they enjoyed themselves.
