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Starting from number one there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

Here are some more photos from our holiday at Denbury.

Dennis; Julia

Silkies; Julia

Silkies; Julia

Looking across the River Exe estuary from Starcross to Exmouth, just before we caught the ferry; Julia

Sea birds – are they Terns? Julia

We collected the Rhea this afternoon. They look lost in the large paddock that we have made secure for them. I will put them on a webcam tomorrow.

Most of what I asked The Ranga Hotel to do has been done. The camera only needs to be put a bit higher so that at least two thirds of the sky can be seen. I will ask for that to be done. Bjorn the Hotel Managers has told me that there have been at least two Aurora since the camera started working.

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Starting from number eleven there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number eleven there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

Other than the disc of photographs that Lynne has sent in there are no other.

More Red Kite photographs from Becs stay in Wales.

More photograph of my visited to Powis Castle. Bec.

The Northern Lights webcam should be going tomorrow. There was a small problem that was causing it to keep stopping and starting.

The Emu have settled in well. Every morning when I feed them most are waiting at the fence to greet me. One has worked out to duck under the fence and is waiting for me at the paddocks main gate. I have to watch that I don’t get a kick as I am putting their feed into their feed troughs. When they crowd round the feeders they get inpatient. Now and then one will give a side kick.

Have not had a lot of time to do a Diary or the photographs as we are working flat out to get the Rhea paddock ready for their arrival on Saturday. In the same paddock we are putting in Chicken runs for the breeding of Silkies and Buff Orpingtons, and an area for the Pied Turkeys.

There is a large shed in the paddock that was used when we had Ostrich. It will be perfect for the four Rhea and when partitioned also for the Turkeys.

Thornton has been unwell for the past two days. We reckon that it was something that he ate. He has got over it now. He does seem to exaggerate and feel sorry for himself when he is ill. I have never seen a Sheep act as he does when poorly.

The Kingfisher is very busy on the Lake. I was sitting for fifteen minutes this afternoon with Peter one of our regular Holiday Guest whilst he was fishing. Right opposite within 20 metre the Kingfisher was fishing for all of the time. It was very close to the branch, but out of sight of the camera. I will position the camera in to the direction for the next few days to see if it is using the same spot regular.

The forum was a bit busier today. It has been very quite for a while.

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Starting from number 5 there are 6 new photographs on…

Starting from number 5 there are 6 new photographs on the Photo Page.

All six were sent in by Lynne.

Sorry about my photographs of the Emu last night. Some how some didn’t go on. I will take a few more in the week.

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Just four new photographs on the Photo Page starting from…

Just four new photographs on the Photo Page starting from number one.

Nothing stood still when I tried to take a few photographs of some of the Birds this afternoon. I took five photographs of the Pied Turkeys. I would just as well of tried to take a high speed train as they both would have looked the same as they were so out of focus.

Three of the Emu.

One of Dennis.

Our Emu Mob. Yes, that is the collective name for Emu. And believe you me that is the best name they could have. They are not at all intimidating or unkind. In fact I have no fear of them what so ever, but they do look Mob like.

Don’t know yet how many Males and Females there are. Again that is what the sexes are known as, but the intention is to let the Emu breed naturally and to incubate some of the eggs. Being that Emu come from the Southern Hemisphere they breed in our Winter time. They are starting to get into their mating season now. The Females make a drumming sound, the Males a deep grunting. We have heard the Females, so we will be able to sex them. We shall need to get a Sheep marker to mark them to be able to know what is what until the end of the breeding season when we will put leg bands on them.

Dennis, not my choice of name for our pet Turkey, I hasten to add, is a favorite with are Holiday Guests. He is so very friendly and likes to be around people. One of last weeks Guests was sitting reading a book with Dennis laid across her feet with his Silkie friends snuggled up to him. He has also learnt as Thornton to wait outside the Cottage door for a treat.

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Starting from number eleven there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number eleven there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

Mouse article sent in by Elsie.

Attached is a photo of my friends’ dog, Jess, after being fitted with the wheels that enabled her to run about again after her legs and lower spine no longer worked. She had to drag herself around in the house, but once strapped into the cart would run like the wind!! Sadly she passed away a few months ago – and is sadly missed…. Jill.

Barn owl with vole. Janette

Moss – the European Eagle Owl. We thought he looked like a samurai warrior! Janette

Our Emu numbers increased to 19 today, and will increase again tomorrow to 29. It is nice to have them at Denbury, but the circumstances that we have acquired them is sad. They have come from Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park that is disposing of many of their animals to make way for Gardens that will now be landscaped into most of the Parks animal enclosures.

It is very sad for the staff, some employed at the Park for many years, some well over 20 who are being made redundant. It is going to be hard for them. Any redundancy is difficult, but for those I know who have been looking after the animals for 20 years plus I can see their hurt in knowing that the animals that they have cared for and bred are leaving the Park and they will not see them again. I can imagine their pain as they are putting the animals into the transport lorries, for they are all very caring about the animals they look after.

A lot of the animals are on their way to Yorkshire to another Zoo where they will be given a new home. Others are going to other Zoos and Wildlife Parks. I am getting the Emu and four breeding Rhea that we will breed.

The Emu that we have collected are all very friendly and have settled in much better than we had imagined. It has helped with us being very close to the Park. The journey has been under an hour, causing them very little stress.

I did manage to get a kick in the side from one as I was trying to get them out of the trailer, it didn’t hurt to much, just a bit of a shock. Another of the Emu nearly took root to the trailer. It managed to get out of the trailer, but seemed to decide that it liked the trailer better that the field, getting in and out of the trailer so many times that we lost count after ten.

Our four Rhea will be collected next week. We have got to decide where we are going to let them live.

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Starting from number six there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number six there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

4 more from Jill, Epping

Another from Becs stay in Wales when she visited a local farm that feed the Red Kites.

As some of you have seen, this afternoon eight Emu arrived at Denbury. They are very friendly. I will tell you more about them in a few days time. I will try to get a few photographs of them tomorrow.

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Starting from number one there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number one there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

5 More photographs from Lynne.

The Barn Owls have not taken any feed for the past three nights, or have we seen them even at the mobile aviary. We can only hope that they have found a safe refuge.

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Starting from number eleven there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number eleven there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

Pied Turkey

The Male cardinal, one of the joys of winter BETTY CANADA

Do I really want to go out and play BETTY CANADA

Looks lovely from indoors! BETTY CANADA

Winter welcome in Canada BETTY CANADA

The picture of a Pied Turkey was taken from the Internet to show you what our new editions to Denbury will look like when they are mature. We have seven of the Pied Turkey that are about ten weeks old, that is about the same age as Dennis our pet Turkey. They were transported from North Wales, arriving here yesterday. They came from a remote farm. By the nervous way they were acting they are not use to people. They will soon quieten down once they get use to the different noises. The intention is to breed from what we have. Looking at them we reckon that there are two Stags and three Hens. I will take a photograph of them for the photo page in a day or two.

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Starting from number six there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number six there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

All sent in by Jill, Epping.

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Starting from number one there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number one there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

5 More photographs from Lynne.