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Every evening that I try to write an entry some…

Every evening that I try to write an entry some thing comes up and it never gets started.

Three days ago a Fox had one of our Chickens. To be honest with the amount of Geese that we have who were in the area where the Fox stuck, we should have been warned with the noise that they make, but we did not hear a sound. I thought until the next day when he had another taken that it may have been a Sparrow Hawk or an Owl. All of the Chickens are very friendly and the first that was taken was Fluffy a Black Silky. We got it with a White Silky that an Owl had on the first day that we let it out. Fluffy was one of our Holiday guests favorite Chickens, she would always be a the Cottages doors waiting for a crumb or two.

Being that I thought that it was a Sparrow Hawk or Owl I didn’t take any precautions in case it returned. That was a big mistake as on Monday the Fox returned and had Asbo. We had not had Asbo very long and he was originally purchased only to produce Chicks. Although he had come from a Farm where he would not have come into much contact with people he was extremely friendly and like Fluffy he was a great favorite with our Holiday Guests. At least we have nearly 100 of his off springs.

We cant take the risk that the Fox will take more of the Chicken and Geese so for the past two days every one is in their houses and will have to stay there until we can get a electric fenced area for them. I have not had a firearms licence for nearly twelve years but I am applying for one today in case we can not stop the Fox from taking the Chickens.

Most of you know my feelings about hunting with dogs, but since the ban there are many more Fox around. As much as I don’t like Fox hunting it was a better alternative than having to shoot them. Shooting a Fox can leave them injured rather that killing the outright as with hunting and they may have weeks of pain with shot gun wounds.

Some of you saw the Fox in the Valley the other night. There were three. Probably a Vixen in season and two suitors. I must admit if I had a shotgun there would have been one or two less.

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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.

Long time no see!
Here are some photos from or week with you.

Tass (Pup) with a friend; Julia and Chris.

Dennis and Silkies; Julia and Chris.

Geese relaxing in the sunshine; Julia and Chris.

I thought the furniture was for the cottage guests!; Julia and Chris.

Swans on the lake. Julia and Chris.

We had a b rilliant time – again. Thank you both very much. Julia and Chris.

I am going to find it hard feeding the Badgers again after the break I got when Julia fed them for the past week.

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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.

Kingfisher that landed on one of our guests fishing rod at Denbury last week. It happened with another of our guests today.

Cardinal in Edwards Gardens – Rosie’s Mum

Niagara Falls = Rosie’s Mum

Tunnel which goes underground to the edge of the Falls – Rosie’s Mum

Albino Peacock – Rosie’s Mum

Thank you all those checking the adds.

I am not a fisherman, as much because I don’t particularly enjoy it and I don’t like to think of the Fish being caught with a hook in its mouth. That by the way it is the biggest participation sport in this country. It is second to people coming on Holiday at Denbury for the Wildlife, so we are fortunate to be able to offer fishing Holidays at Denbury. Most of all those Fishing here seem to have been wildlife enthusiasts.

We made the Lake and Large Pond over ten years ago to encourage the Wildlife. For that it has been very successful. Stocking the Lakes with Fish was secondary. We only spent a very small amount of money on the stocking the Lakes, mostly very small Fish. There seemed to be very little point in having a Lake with no Fish. Fish were needed for the Kingfisher and Grebes that now visit our waters.

The intention when we put the Lake and Pond in was for them to be filled by the Stream that runs by the side of the Lake, but after they were dug out the holes filled within ten days from underground springs. That is a very large amount of water. The Lake is about an acre and the Pond about half the size. The Lakes being Spring fed rather than by the Stream allows the Fish to grow to their full potential, rather than by the size of the Lake. After ten years the Fish are very large. Last year a Carp of 22lb was fish from the Lake and one of a larger size was seen in the Pond.

I will tell you a little more about the Lakes and fishing and the experiences that a few of those fishing in the past two weeks have had 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.

Just looked outside at the (almost empty!!) fatball feeder in the Crab Apple tree and was totally shocked to see a Woodpecker! That’s a first in our garden! I couldn’t believe it! There was also a very agile squirrel a few days ago. Julia.

I took these pictures on Monday afternoon during a very violent thunderstorm. I have never witnessed anything like this before, the funnel cloud came and went about four times, it did eventually touch down and was classed as a torando, but, only for a moment. It didn’t cause any damage. Jan (Herts).

Need more photographs.

Speaking today to one of this weeks Holiday Guests who was fishing I mentioned that I had not seen the Kingfisher this year other than once earlier February March time. She told me with two other of our Guests she saw the Kingfisher on the branch on Wednesday. I will for part of the day leave one of the webcams on the branch.

The Swallow wont be long in the leaving the nest. It only seems like yesterday that the first egg hatched. I will start to look for a new nest so that when they fledge we have another one to watch on the webcam.

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We have had a few problems with the Photo page…

We have had a few problems with the Photo page, Forum and Diary that needed the servers to be changed. In changing over to the new server some entries have been lost. Last night I thought that the loss may have been worse than it was. The Forum and Diary has become good references that I regularly go back to check the date of things that have happened in previous years. It could be that what seems to have been lost maybe in different files and can be found over the next few days.

Tomorrow I will restart the Photo page and put on the photograph of Thornton, as requested by Elaine.

We are going to try to feed the Badgers earlier tomorrow. I should think that it will be about 8.35pm. Part of the reason is so that our Holiday Guests are able to see the Badgers from the hide. It looks as if the area that the Badgers feed from is well lite. It is not, to the human eye it is as black as the ace of spades, it is only the infra-red lamps that make it possible for the cameras to see the Badger.

Speaking about the Badgers, one Family of this weeks Holiday Guests had the Husband drive here without telling him where he was going. I met them when they arrived and I must admit that he did look a bit surprised. He soon bucked up when he knew that he would be able to see the Badgers live, for he has been a Badger enthusiast for most of his life.

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Sorry that there has not been any new photographs or…

Sorry that there has not been any new photographs or a Diary for the past couple of days. We have been extremely busy with finishing the kitchen and cottage, getting the hay in and getting ready for our holiday guests. We also have friends staying.

We will get back over the next couple of days when I will also tell you about our new photograph Galleries that some of you may want to be involved in.

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There are four new photographs on the Photo page starting…

There are four new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number six. Nearly out of photographs.

My tulips, planted over the last two years….Anjela Connecticut.

This may be blurred if it is no good just scrap it.This was mother bird sitting back on the nest at 9.00am.Note the feet at the top of the picture,it is bigger than the chick. Lindsay.

Cygnet and Swan from Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset. Lisa, Eastleigh, Hants.

The River Thames, from the Thames path near Abingdon. CH.

Sorry no Diary tonight as we are trying to get the new Valley camera set up with the computer.

Elsie If I remember I will put the Sheep on tomorrow. When we have Holiday Guests the wire that we use for the Sheep we use so the our Guests are able to watch the webcams in the Cottages.

OUR HOLIDAY COTTAGES NOW HAVE INTERNET CONNECTIONS.