tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post8418233392829714525..comments2023-11-14T08:27:12.028+00:00Comments on Wilde About Birds: Giving Up Time For NatureFindlay Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-56248520127848673562014-03-09T19:14:38.058+00:002014-03-09T19:14:38.058+00:00Hi Findlay, today Sunday 9th March I saw a large p...Hi Findlay, today Sunday 9th March I saw a large peacock butterfly and bees on the few dandelions around. a red champion was blooming and celandines. not bad for a rather windy Welsh valley. also pond full of frog spawn<br /><br />Grandma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-60486596030805591272014-03-06T18:33:36.595+00:002014-03-06T18:33:36.595+00:00Very good blog. Birds need water, so even a small...Very good blog. Birds need water, so even a small amount is better than none.#1000ponds.Also leave small patch of nettles and ivies and plant a holly. All good insect and butterfly habitats.Anne Langannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-20379068638249836752014-03-06T16:51:53.979+00:002014-03-06T16:51:53.979+00:00I will probably find a nest before the end of lent...I will probably find a nest before the end of lent and reach 100 species this yearToby Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460894272214119675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-42808728160229202652014-03-06T09:43:02.026+00:002014-03-06T09:43:02.026+00:00Good idea Findlay - more action better than less a...Good idea Findlay - more action better than less action. What about giving up a day for your local nature reserve - phone the warden and ask what you can usefully do for a day to help him/her, or if you are a naturalist why not phone the local school and offer to lead a spring nature walk or give a talk about your favourite wildlife subject?<br /><br />Matt Shardlow<br />BuglifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-41035055384750858782014-03-05T19:55:51.828+00:002014-03-05T19:55:51.828+00:00I like that list to be honest Findlay and really s...I like that list to be honest Findlay and really struggling to add anything different, I really like your number 5 on the list and, I've done or already doing some on your list but inspired/pushed by recent events I would expand on your number 9.<br />Yes I'm actually going to take a carrier bag out when I go birding and see if I can fill it with litter (sadly not too hard) but I'm also going to photograph from now on every example of fly-tipping I stumble upon as it seem to be a regualr thing around my way and pursue our local council to do something about it.Douglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-16960011837813523892014-03-05T19:43:17.274+00:002014-03-05T19:43:17.274+00:00those are good suggestions, findlay. i feed the bi...those are good suggestions, findlay. i feed the birds and ducks here all year and keep nest boxes about. i probably need to figure out a few more flowering plants that would stay alive in this hot summer climate for the butterflies.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-74263510250530140772014-03-05T19:38:45.775+00:002014-03-05T19:38:45.775+00:00Brilliant thank you.Brilliant thank you.Findlay Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-86571425311202343412014-03-05T19:34:53.800+00:002014-03-05T19:34:53.800+00:00Ohh that's a good one
I probably wont get a ch...Ohh that's a good one<br />I probably wont get a chance to do 1<br />Already doing 2 and they're eating so much now after hardly touching the feeders all winter so we probably wont get a chance to do 3 for a while<br />I've got a plan for a different type of bat box to try next to my swift box that's already up - does that count<br />Try to do 5 everyday in our office - getting the lads to look out of the window at the rabbits and blackbirds<br />Doing 6 next week as well as leading a guided walk at the nature reserve to Yr 1s - gonna be fun!<br />Got a pack of field poppies to plant in the office wildlife garden when the workmen have finished building the new children's playground - lots of subsoil to sow them into<br />No chance of making a hedgehog box :-( Had one but no hedgies ever went in it and it rotted in the end<br />Litter is a never ending job shouldn't be but it is. the most important people in our society are the litter pickers and bin men, we should all appreciate them a lot more<br />I want to start my BBS surveys again but for the time being it'll have to be the remainder of the Winter Thrushes survey - maybe in a couple of years I can do more of the longer surveys.<br /><br />I want everyone to realise you don't have to go to Africa or some other exotic location to see great wildlife, the magic of nature is right outside your front door all we need to do is learn how to see it.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DaveyMan<br />Lancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531370350323901851noreply@blogger.com