I have got so many projects on the go at the moment that I am in danger of only half doing each one of them. Firstly there are my Kingfisher nests (please be aware that I am licensed by Natural England to photograoh at these nest sites). I spent most of the morning sat in front of one of the nests that had been flooded out in the recent floods. I have devised some good camouflage which I know is working well becuase as I sat there waiting, a Blackcap Warbler came to drink and a Song Thrush perched opposite and started to feed it's 3 youngsters. However, in the two hour stake-out the only Kingfisher I saw was a fly by, it's all getting very frustrating! Then, later on in the afternoon I returned to the wood to continue with my observations and to top up the feeders. My theory is that once all the resident birds discover, and get used to this new food source I will be able to get some really impressive photos. The more common and less wary birds are all coming in thick and fast and I have enjoyed watching them and getting some great photos already. I am watching, and waiting for Woodpeckers to come in, they will sooner or later but so far they haven't, (at least not while I have been there). Jays are also high on my wish list and again I am confident that they will once the food source is constant. Last night while I waited for Badgers to come to a pile of peanuts, I was impressed by the amount of bats swooping around. I am going back with my Bat Detector as soon as it starts to get dark. This is a clever bit of kit that picks up the high frequency echo location calls of the bats and converts this in to an audible noise. As each species of bat echo locates at a set frequency you can easily determine the species flying around your head. It seemed to me that the bats I caught glimpses of in the dimpsy light last night were larger than the familiar Pipistrelle that I am familiar with from my garden. Interesting, not long now and I will be back to check!
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