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Month: April 2008
There are five new photograps on the Photo page, starting from number one. Getting low on photographs again.
Thornton.
Blarney Castle,Southern Ireland. Lindsay.
View from opposite the stone wheel at The Peak National Park in The Peak District. Karen.
My latest addition to my garden lovely grey squirrel. Bec.
This is Strav. She is in foal, she is off to the stud this week to prepare for the birth. Karen.
As you can see by the photograph Thornton is settling in well and getting on with Tass and Kye. We still wouldn’t trust the Dogs to be on their own for to long with the lamb, or we could well find a pile of bones instead of Thornton. On saying that, Tass jumps into the blocked of area we have made for Thornton as she did with her Puppies, to make sure he is alright. We hope it is for that reason and not sizing him up for a meal.
Thornton has the same blocked off area in our washroom as did Tass when she had the Puppies. We let him out for part of the day to run around with Tass and Kye, they will soon get use to him. Thornton has got use the Dogs, he reckons hes a dog and not a Sheep. Other than the the first day he hasn’t seen any Sheep, his only experience of them was being butted away when he tried to feed from his Mother. We may try to let him run with the other Lambs one day next week to see how he gets on with them. I don’t think that he will be accepted, but what ever he will have to come back in to the Farm House for his bottle feeds.
Thornton, Tass and Kye were running around together the Farm Yard this afternoon, when our new Holiday Guest saw him, they all liked him. One Lady asked if we are going to eat him. We wont do that, we are sure that he will finish up being a pet Lamb and will go for walks down the valley with Tass and Kye.
There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number eleven.
The Waverley Paddle Steamer in the Solent,Hampshire.Lindsay.
Male Mallard duck swimming with Coy Carp. Bec.
My dog Fred having a stretch after cocking his leg up my bags of compost. Naughty Boy! Karen, Stoke.
A Moorhen. Judy.
Tulips opened full out in the sun. Elsie.
Sorry, this week has been manic and have not had time to do a Diary today. Every thing should be back to normal next week.
As you can see Emmi and Sox came back today. We didn’t know until the horse box turned up. It is good to have them here again.
I thought you might like to share this little joke, sent to make me smile; From Judy.
After the Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday a young farm boy thought he would play a little prank. He carefully replaced every egg in the Chicken coop with a bright painted one.
After a short while the Rooster returned to the Coop. After seeing the eggs he stormed outside and beat up the Peacock. From Judy.
There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number six.
Spring at Thorp Perrow.Lindsay.
This was taken coming back from Blackpool on Sunday, you can see the snow on the hills. Elsie.
Stone wheel at the entrance to The Peak National Park in the Peak District. Karen, Stoke.
Baby goats resting in the sunshine at Birdworld. Bec.
Were They waiting for a Bus?? Lovely Statue at Rufford Country Park. Judy.
The Barn Owl Trust have been monitoring a Barn Owl nest site in Cornwall, since October last year, so that this year we could broadcast a nesting site. Barn Owls have nested in a nest box supplied by the Trust in a Barn at the location for a number of years. They have used one Barn to nest in during the nesting season and another close by during the Autumn and Winter.
A new bespoke nest box was constructed by the Trust fitted with an infra red camera, to give the best possible views inside the new nest box. All the wiring and the new nest box were installed into the nesting barn in the Autumn of last year, so that the Barn Owls could hopefully get use to seeing it and hopefully accept it for this years nesting.
The was always the chance that the Barn Owls would not use the new nest box. I don’t know about the Barn Owl Trust, but I was getting a little concerned that they may not like the new box and decide go else where to nest. Last week I got a phone call from the Trust telling me that the Barn Owls had started to use the the new nest box and were seen mating.
On Tuesday next we are hoping to start broadcasting from the nest site on our internal system to make sure that all is working as it should. If it is we should be live on the website within a week.
There will be two cameras at the nest site location. One in the nest box and one outside so that we can see the Barn Owls going back and forward to feed the Owlets when they hatch. A lot of work has gone in to this new project by the Barn Owl Trust and the owner of the property that the webcam will be broadcasting from. As long as all goes as it promises to be a great new webcam.
There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number one.
Nice photograph where is it? from. Bec.
Cafe from Last of the Summer Wine.{can you spot Compo} Karen, Stoke.
Cherry Blossom at Thorp Perrow Arboretum.Lindsay.
We woke to this on Sunday morning. Where has Spring gone? Friday
afternoon I was walking about in a t-shirt outside is was lovely now look at
it! I will never get my spuds in at this rate! Jacqui.
Pasque Flowers which normally flower at Easter. Elsie.
Sorry I have just not got the time to do a Diary tonight, but I have got some good news about a webcam that I will let you know about tomorrow.
There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number eleven.
Dragonfly on the pond.Perhaps somebody can identify it properly!Lindsay.
This is pyscho-pathic Chester. Loves nothing more than to run me. He is pure evil, he does not like me. Karen, Stoke.
Swans on the lake and nest in the snow this weekend (there are 2 eggs in the nest) Bec.
SNOW CAN JUST BE SEEN ON THE EXMOOR HILLS TAKEN FROM NORTH HILL IN MINEHEAD. MARIE.
First Ducklings I have seen this year. There were lots more , but they all swam to Mum and hid. Judy.
We finally got the new Lake camera working today. It has been a nightmare getting it going. We have never had problems like we have had before. What has made it worse is that the telegraph pole we have attached it to is along the Farm driveway. None of us can stand heights so we have had to put a scaffold tower up to put the camera in place. You can guarantee that every time we put the tower up, someone came along the driveway making us have to move it. The Geese where not best pleased with us looking over them. The Gander was swimming up and down in front of us as if to tell us, keep away.
I must admit I am always a little cautious of Geese and Swans. Twice as a Boy I was attacked. Once by a Goose and the other by a Swan. The Swan did give me a good hiding. My School had a large Lake in front of it. Every year the Swans would produce Cygnets and I would sit on the bank watching. On one occasion one of the Swans for no reason flew at me, skimming across the top of the water, so fast that it was on the bank attacking me before I could get fully to my feet. It was stretching itself as high as I was, trying to peck my face and flapping its wing around my thighs and backside. That Swan did hurt me.
I cant remember where it was that the Goose attacked me. I was very young, but I remember that I ran into a pond to get away from it. Not the wisest place to take refuge. Where I lived in London there were a number of premises that had Geese guarding their property. I remember seeing a documentary about a Whisky Distillers in Scotland who also had their premises guarded by Geese.
Whilst we were putting the new camera up we heard a bit of a commotion on the Lake with the Gander flapping its wings and flying back and forth on the Lake, that was when he wasn’t stalking us in front of us working on the new camera, but we didn’t see anything. When we got back to the Farm House I noticed on one of the cameras, two Geese in the Field where we show our neighbours Sheep. They must have landed on the Lake whilst we were working and we hadn’t seen them. They were in the same place as last years Geese would land. If I had seen them earlier I would have put a floating island on the Pond. If they are there tomorrow morning I will. They will need to watch out for the Fox if they stay in the field over night.
There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number six.
Gannets on Bempton Cliffs,Flamborough,North Yorks.Lindsay.
Squirrel taken near the Castle Mill Stream in Oxford CH.
ONE LONELY SHEEP PEEPING THROUGH A GATE ON EXMOOR, MARIE.
The view from opposite the stone wheel at The Peak National Park in The Peak District. Karen, Stoke.
Sisco has seen it all before through and decided bed was the best place
whilst the silly puppy Ally was outside in the cold white stuff.
Emmi and Sox will be returning to Denbury by the end of the week. Emmi went to the Stallion yesterday and all went well. In three weeks we will have her scanned by the Veterinary to make sure that she is in Foal.
Our Mare in Ireland also went to a Stallion yesterday. Unfortunately she did not take to our first choice Stallion, although she was covered by him three times. If she does not get into Foal by the second choice Stallion I will not put her in Foal this year and leave her until early next year.
Checking back on the Diary, Lady is due to Foal in three weeks time. I will be leaving her camera on every night from next week. For the past two years she has been very late Foaling. I think she was getting on for a month late last year. I know that I was keeping watch every night for about two months. I wont be wanting that this year. With a bit of luck she may be early.
There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number one.
Morning all, just to let you see what we woke up to this morning, I know its not a lot, but, the weatherman said last night that it would miss us !! Jan (herts)
Otters at a Sanctuary near St Ives in Cornwall.Lindsay.
Sparrow which was taken in my garden. Vicky from Derby
“Badger Watch”, Molly enjoys wildlife programs.Carol
Here is another picture of Beryl, this was taken through the kitchen window. Val.
I didn’t get time to get the new Lake webcam going today. I will try to find time tomorrow. I want to see it going, as it would be interesting to see the Pond beyond the Lake. I will also be able to see when any Herons land on the Pond. When we stocked the Lake with Fish we didn’t put any in the Pond, but over the years the Fry must have gone through the pipe that connects the Lake and Pond, now there are some good sized Fish in it. The Herons that land on the Lake must have got wise to me chasing them off, as we rarely see them on the Lake. We do see them on the Pond when we drive down our driveway. They wouldn’t be my favorite birds especially when I see them fishing on the water.
Other than a few snow flurries today, it really is looking Spingyfied on the Farm. Lots of yellow with the Daffodils, Primroses and around the Lake the Marsh Marigold. The Blackthorn has started to flower. We have a lot of Blackthorn around the Farm, when in flower it is one of my favorite scrubs, maybe because when it flowers you know that the warmer days are nearly here. It has been one of the best Autumn and Winters for the weather that we have had since we have been at Denbury. It hasn’t been to cold or over wet. With the weather being so good we managed to be able to keep the Horses out in the field, up to a few days before Christmas, a big bonus for us. We still have to muck the stables out every day, but we are not clearing up after the Horses all day long. We would have if we had needed to keep them in around the yard. For nearly a month we have also been able to let Breeze and Arnie out in the small paddock, that is in view when we put the Sheep pen webcam on. The ground of the paddock is a little poached, but not as much as other years. As long as we get a bit of rain and a lot of warm sun we will be able to turn all of the Horses out on the 1st of May for the Summer.
There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number eleven.
Little Egret,Bantry Bay,Southern Ireland.Lindsay.
As you see the collared doves continue to get more trusting. GJ.
I know you’ve met Sam before but this made me smile when I opened my e-mails on my Birthday. CH.
Hi this is a Photo of a Pochard that was taken as Straws Bridge nature reserve in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Vicky.
The Cascade at Hestacombe Gardens A restored Garden 2 miles from Taunton. Marie.
I spoke to the French Trainer last night, Both Bliss and Misty are doing well and enjoying their work. Bliss seems to be training better and she does look promising. Bliss thinks that the training is play. She has dumped her rider twice when she has turned around when she was meant to be going straight. To try to stop her she is cantering with a horse by her side to keep her straight. It is nothing to worry about, a lot of Horses do it. It was good to here that she thinks that it is play. Misty is making noises in her throat when she is working. Again it is nothing to worry about. It is something to do with her tongue. She will probably have to have her tongue strapped when training or racing. All of Woody’s off spring have a habit of playing with their tongues, I should think it is something to do with that.
We tried to get the new Lake camera working today. I had needed to use a different wire than normal, and had wrote the colours of the wires down on the inside cover of my 2008 Diary. Whilst up the pole fitting the camera I phoned the Farm House to ask what the wiring was written down in the 2008 diary. I wont say who but the person who answered the phone looked in the 2007 diary. The telemetry boxed went bang. I wasn’t best pleased I can tell you. I may have also damaged the camera so I will have to fit a new camera and telemetry box just in case. If I get time I will do it tomorrow, but it could well be Monday before I get to do it.
There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number six.
There are not sufficient amount of photographs for tomorrow Photo page.
This is my first baby of this year.
She was found yesterday in the middle of a road.
She is about 10 days old and is fine apart from a tiny wound on her leg, I presume from whatever took her out of the nest. I have called her April !! Lynne.
This is a photo i took of a Egyptian Goose at Attenborough Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire.
Vicky from Derby.
Here is a photo of Beryl the blackbird sat in her nest, I was quite a way from her when I took it so it has turned out ok. Val.
A boiling sea in the Shetland Islands.Island of Unst.Lindsay.
Unfortunately Minty’s Lamb died last night. We think that it had got water into it lungs when it was in the stream. How it got there we are not sure. Over the past few days a Buzzard has been flying above the barn. There is a possibility that it may have tried to take the Lamb, and dropped it as it was to heavy to carry.
There were another two single Lambs born in the night. When we went to feed this morning we thought that one Ewe have given birth to twins, but the Ewe was butting one of the Lambs away. At the far end of the Sheep pen we noticed another Ewe that was down, on checking her she had obviously just given birth, but her Lamb was no where to be seen. We then realised that the Lamb being butted was the missing Lamb of the Ewe that was down. We penned the Ewe and Lamb on their own so that they could bond.
As we can see that Thornton is going to finish up being a pet, we thought that it would be wise to have him castrated, as he may butt people when he is older. We cant have him butting our holiday guests. He could also start to butt Tass and Kye. Castrating Ram Lambs is any relatively easy procedure, with not cutting and at Thornton’s age, no pain. Just an elasticated ring is used. Until about ten years ago nearly all Ram Lambs destined for meat, were castrated. It was then found that castration slowed the growth of Lambs so a lot a Sheep Farmers have stopped the practice.