The forest where I live is not all that big. It’s about 10km by 6km in size, which is not large enough for large predatory animals, like the bears, lynx or wolves. There is a more expansive forest about 30km from me, which is more than a 100km across, and that’s already large enough so … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 11”
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Feeding Songbirds in Winter – Great Tits, Blue Tits and Willow Tits
Beside the house where I live, I have a hedge of thujas (Thuja Occidentalis). Thujas are evergreen coniferous shrubs, but they can also develop into tree form. Their thick foliage makes them ideal for hedgerows. The same provides an ideal environment for non-migratory passerines – birds with well developed vocal organs (for this reason they’re … Continue reading “Feeding Songbirds in Winter – Great Tits, Blue Tits and Willow Tits”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 10
The dominant feature of Episode Ten of My Adventures at the Injured Badger Hole is a loud roar of an elusive animal. I speculate in the video that it could be a deer, as roe deer (Capreolus Capreolus) are known to bark like that, but alarm calls made by red foxes (Vulpes Vulpes) can also … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 10”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 09
Day 13 at the injured badger hole turned out to be really nippy. With temperatures at -10 degrees Celsius and a heavy fog shrouding the area and thus blocking the sun, video recording with my palm sized Canon camera was a challenge. There’s no way to operate the camera with gloves on, and without gloves, … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 09”
Wildlife Scratchpost Trail Camera Moved Because It Has Narrow FOV
The trail camera I have at the wildlife scratchpost introduced in this video has the best image quality of all the trail cams I own, but unfortunately also the narrowest field of view (FOV) of them all. I originally placed the camera on a nearby tree, which is where I would normally leave my cameras … Continue reading “Wildlife Scratchpost Trail Camera Moved Because It Has Narrow FOV”
Animal Scratchpost – Tree Used by Wildlife to Scratch Itchy Furs
In the woods where I live, I have several locations used by the animals where they aggregate in order to scratch their itchy furs. They tend to use coniferous trees for that purpose, quite expectedly because unlike most deciduous trees, the conifers have rough barks. I call the trees the wildlife rub themselves against “scratchposts“. … Continue reading “Animal Scratchpost – Tree Used by Wildlife to Scratch Itchy Furs”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 08
Almost two weeks into my Adventures at the Injured Badger Hole, the reality really starts to sink it – there most likely is no badger anymore. As much as it tears my heart to admit it, the chance of the furry friend having made it are next to none. Due to his debilitating injury, the … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 08”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 07
After finding out the European Badger (Meles Meles) at the sett #2 is injured, I had spent 8 consecutive days (seven nights) bringing food to his sett in an effort to help him survive the looming winter. Unfortunately, so far the efforts have been fruitless. Because the injured badger’s situation was an emergency, I had … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 07”
Ural Owl (Strix Uralensis) – Filming the Elusive Bird of Prey
The woods where I live is also home to a majestic Ural Owl (Strix Uralensis). She’s incredibly elusive and absolutely soundless in flight and parchment, so taking any sight of her takes a lot of patience and paying attention. That’s not an easy task given that the terrain in my woods is uneven, very hilly … Continue reading “Ural Owl (Strix Uralensis) – Filming the Elusive Bird of Prey”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 05
Episode Five of My Adventures at the Injured Badger Hole consists of two days at the sett of the injured badger. Day Five at the Injured Badger Hole On Day Five, I encountered a Roe Deer (Capreolus Capreolus) on my way to the badger’s burrow. It was a frigid and foggy morning, but the fog … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 05”