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Starting from number six there are five new photographs on…

Post author By MrFarmer
Post date February 22, 2009
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Starting from number six there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

The first three were taken last winter, one day when it was snowing heavily. The tree with legs is my husband carrying our Christmas tree out of the tree farm where we cut it down ourselves. The other three are pictures of the Mississippi River taken from Frontenac State Park in Minnesota last fall. The river is all iced over now, except for a few places where the eagles still can fish, mostly by the dams. Penny Chicago Chicago chicago

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Starting from number one there are five new photographs on…

Post author By MrFarmer
Post date February 20, 2009
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The pond yesterday , 19th February . Rose W’canton.

Some ice sculptures that are in the plaza right by our hotel in Rochester , Minnesota . The fish is a real fish

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Starting from number eleven there are five new photographs on…

Post author By MrFarmer
Post date February 19, 2009
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Some snowy photos from my failed efforts trying to get to work on the 2nd of February … a deserted bus station with marooned buses going nowhere, pretty trees in the forest, children playing, and a snowman!….Jill (Epping)

The way that the Little Egret has been acting today I would not be surprised if it was not ill. Although it was close to the side of the Lake it was not in a position to catch any Fish. It flew away for a short while, retuning to position itself in a worse place than before. It could be that it has not caught any food and is a little weak. Last week I found the remains of a small Fish that it had been eating before something had frightened it off. I always believed that Herons and Egrets swallowed their catch whole, so I was surprised to see a partly eaten Fish. On speaking to Barry at Rye Harbour he tells me that Little Egret will also eat little Scrimps and Insects, so maybe he is catching that type of feed when not on the edge of the Lake. Unlike the Herons Little Egret will only catch small Fish so it will not be a threat to the bigger Fish, so we will not discourage it from Denbury.

I hope that I have not turned the Geese off of nesting on the Island when I cut back the grass. They have not been near or by since the weekend when I got onto the Island. I did hear some Geese flying above the Farm earlier in the week and had expected to see them on the Lake when I went there, if they were our Geese they didn’t land.

Spring is on its way, our Primrose came out in bloom at Denbury today. Spring is on its way.

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Starting from number six there are five new photographs on…

Post author By MrFarmer
Post date February 18, 2009
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Two Collared Doves have been around for a few weeks they are such pretty dainty birds, I think

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Starting from number one there are five new photographs on…

Post author By MrFarmer
Post date February 17, 2009
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The little giraffe calf was born on the 1st December last year to Quiver, at Blackpool Zoo. We took our grandson for a pre Christmas treat on 18th December so it was just 18 days old. Also a picture of our favourite little pet Lewis who was then three and a half. Pam.

Our Garden yesterday(5-02-09) Rose W’canton.

Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance landing just the other side of our garden wall today. Rose W’canton.

I had part of the email below from Chris at Pennywell Farm who sent his two Female Reindeer to be covered by Padfoot in the Autumn.

First the very sad news, my lovely one eyed reindeer was found dead this morning which is really bad news as I was very fond of her. I will be getting an autopsy to see what caused the premature death.

The follow up email arrive as I was writing tonight Diary.

Just had the autopsy. Very sad as it was in calf. We saw the embryo calf,
perfectly formed. It died of a twisted gut which surprised me as it hasn’t
been out doing much rolling or running around. Interestingly we saw the gut
twisted and also all the inflammation that caused , nasty!

The news is a terrible shame, but it has shown that Padfoot was fertile before he died, and that there is a good chance that our Reindeer Females are in Calf. Chris has asked us to find him two more Females for Pennywell Farm.

Twisted guts are not easy to diagnose. It causes animals a lot of pain. They are not able to eat or pass droppings. Operating on animals with a twisted gut is very unlikely to be successful. My only knowledge of it is with Horses. All that I have know to have it have died.

The Badgers mating was only the second time that I have seen it. It is also a good sign that there are Cubs in the Sett.

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Starting from number eleven there are five new photographs on…

Post author By MrFarmer
Post date February 16, 2009
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Snowdrops At Denbury. Julia.

Thornton with his Ear Tag. Julia.

The Sun over the Lake. Julia.

The Island on the lake; Julia.

Everyday sight – Arnie and Peacock. Julia.

The Geese were on the Lake this Morning. They went on to the Island, the Goose looking as if she was placing a few twigs and grass, maybe the beginning of a nest.

One of the Reindeer has shed one of her Antlers. She must had done so when she got out of the Reindeer Field. Unfortunately when I walked around the Field to try to find it I could not see it. I had hoped to have mounted the three sets of the Females Antler to hang in the Holiday Cottages. It is one of the Reindeer that doesn’t normally get out.

It didn’t take one of the Squirrels long to get onto the tray of the new feeding site. I washed down the Squirrel Guard as I thought that the Squirrel may be getting a little grip on some mud that had got on the guard. I also put some oil on it to make it slippery, but one of the Squirrels still managed to get on to the tray.

The Fox in the Valley last night had caught a Rabbit for his supper.

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Starting from number six there are five new photographs on…

Post author By MrFarmer
Post date February 15, 2009
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FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS ALL TAKEN AT THE TROPICALBUTTERFLY HOUSE NEAR WORKSOp.LYNNE.

Here are some photos of Rosie who is a Tortie. She doesn’t look much like a Calico. What do you call this type in England please? Rosie’s Mum in Toronto.

The way that one of the Badgers was collecting bedding and taking it back to the Sett a couple of nights ago, I would reckon that one has given birth.

We tidied up the Island this afternoon and strimmed the grass back so that we will be able to see the Goose sitting her eggs. That is of course if they decide to nest on the Island. There is a chance that with the grass cut back they will not bother to nest on the Island. I don’t think that will be the case, although it may take them a couple of visits to get use to it. The Geese landed on the Lake this morning. The webcams were on when they flew in, their reflection being seen a long time in the Lake before they landed, They only stayed a little over an hour before flying off.

We altered the Bird feeders today in the hope that we can keep the Squirrels off. The Squirrels were taking over the Bird feeders. We have also put a Squirrel deterrent under the tray that the feeders are now on, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t find a way of getting to the Bird food.

The Squirrel feeder and obstacle course is in the Badger Field, so I guess if they cant get on to the Bird feeders they will go there. Most days the Squirrel are knocking the front of their feeder out causing all of their peanuts to finish up on the ground. I have got to put a different front onto the box, and try to put an addition to the course.

We are having a few problems with our broadband connections that is causing the webcams to go off intermittently. I have been trying to get it sorted out since Thursday. Unforetunately the initial contact is with an overseas call centre who are not opening another line of contact that will sort the problem out. I normally see that the webcams are off very quickly unless I have to go out.

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Starting from number one there are five new photographs on…

Post author By MrFarmer
Post date February 13, 2009
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Mute swan taken on Erewash Canal. Vicky.

Mute swan also on the Erewash Canal. Vicky.

Imagine my surprise when this landed between the sunbeds in Cyprus. Used to come every afternoon and wasn’t at all bothered about the people leaping up from their sunbathing as though an alien had landed! Janet South Yorks.

Another one. Janet South Yorks.

And another. Janet South Yorks.

It was a lot milder at Denbury today. There wasn’t any sun but it was probably the warmest day of the year. The milder weather seemed to bring the Lake alive. The Geese were on the Lake first thing this morning. They stayed the whole day, leaving just before I went to feed the Badger, but not before both the Goose and the Gander had spent a good while on the Island. Surely they are going to nest. If they don’t return in the morning I will take the boat to the Island and strim so that the ramp and the nesting place can be seen on the webcam.

On the Pond next to the Lake the little Grebe had returned and were diving for Fish and a couple of Mallard Ducklings had hatched, the may have been more Ducklings in the Reeds. I did try to put both the Little Grebe and the Mallards on the webcam but I did not catch them on it. On returning a Kingfisher darted in front of me, it was then that I saw the shadow of a few Carp that the milder weather had brought to the surface. When I got back to the Farm House I found the Carp on the webcam. None were Pike I am pleased to saw. There were some big Fish, one I estimated must have been getting on for 20lb. I was a little worried after seeing the Otter in the Valley in the Autumn that it may have taken some Fish, before I had electrified around the Lake. If the Otter had had any of the Fish it would have left the scales, but I did not find any. Touch wood I was lucky.