HOWL kicked off the Mindful Monday theme with a post about how you can give nature a helping hand. It focused on how you can utilise window feeders to encourage and support the wellbeing of garden birds all year round and of course, improve any identification skills! HOWL ended the post stating that we would … Continue reading
Tag Archives: birding
Wordless Wednesday #17. Howl’s favourite bird, The Lapwing Vanellus vanellus (New Forest,UK)
Wordless Wednesday #14. Firecrest (New Forest, UK)
Mindful Monday #1. Give a helping hand
Our gardens are becoming increasingly important for a variety of species due to the growing pressure of development on the countryside and open spaces. However, there are many ways in which you can give a helping hand and in this post we shall be looking at how you can do your bit for birds! Set … Continue reading
A step into the world of birding – Part 2
Quite some time ago now I posted about my experience of woodcock dazzling as part of my bird ringing training. Now as the weather has been pretty temperamental these past few weeks (or months rather) I have been doing a few more of these surveys as the heavy rain and wind actually creates the most … Continue reading
A step into the world of birding – Part 1
On the journey of improving my knowledge on local ecology and conservation, I felt that it was vital that I get to know some birds a little more. Whilst I can identify common garden birds and ground nesting birds, I wanted to start to develop this further and enhance my identification skills by learning to … Continue reading