The four Kestrel chicks are now out, lurking in their loft. I’m going to try to get some pictures. Oh yes, and I forgot to mention the building is also home to breeding Barn Owls. Caught a glimpse of this one whilst I was watching the Kestrels. He leapt into the crèche – pile of [...]
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Kes II
Posted in birds, wildlife on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What is this? A triffid?
Posted in plant, wildlife on June 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Walking down by the withy (another bit of local ‘Devonish’) bed I found this weird plant. We’ve never seen anything like it, growing up from the stream between railway sleepers used for a now derelict footbridge. The leaves are at least two feet long, shiny, oval, bright green with dark blotches and uncurling from the [...]
Kes
Posted in birds, wildlife on June 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Otto and I walked down past the isolated building were the kestrels are nesting yesterday and were privileged to see an adult feeding the chicks. It’s pretty unusual to be able to do this unconcealed & from the ground too. In recent years the birds have moved from a big, raggedy nest in a nearby [...]
Wildlife
Posted in animals, badger, birds, countryside, geese, landscape, orchard, snake, wildlife on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Knowle is a far better place for wildlife than for night-life. It is set amidst rolling, open countryside and surrounded by relatively small, non-intensive farms, so pollution and contamination by agri-poisons is minimal. The best impression of this bucolic scene can be obtained by walking the ridge between Coleford & Barnstaple Cross, a couple of [...]
