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Found the time to do the Bees today Got some…

Found the time to do the Bees today. Got some bad news for the sadistic lot the Bees were so calm that only one came near me. I must admit I was a little wary after getting twelve stings to my right hand and a few on my left I went to the hive with the smoker and extra protection for my hands, but I didn’t need it I am pleased to say. So the Camel wont be needed Pete.

There has been a pair of Little Grebes on the Lake for the past couple of days. They don’t normally visit this time of the year. We see them at the beginning of Spring and late Winter but never stay to nest. I tried a couple of times to catch them on the webcam but only nearly got to see them.

One of this weeks Holiday Guests reckon the saw a Barn Owl in the Barn last night. Some of you may have seen a Tawney Owlet sitting on the wire on webcam three last night, that is why I reckon the sighting of the Barn Owl was right as the same person saw both so he would not have been mistaken.

Back to the new webcam and the enclosure that we are putting up. Not Ostrich, done them, although we may be getting a lot more Emu. Just waiting to be told when I can collect them so I am not counting my chickens before they arrive. And you are not wrong Elaine and Mary, I have trouble keeping Sheep in and they don’t burrow. And a no to Donkeys, pigs of any type, any type of Cows and I wouldn’t punish myself with Sheep, I still haven’t forgot the performance with the Bagot Goats. The holes for the enclosure have now been dug and we will start to make the enclosure tomorrow. Not to long to wait. With a little luck and hard work and we get the enclosure finished we may get our new additions this week, but for sure it will be the week after when Margaret and Marie are here. You will have to be patient. Mind you if it were on the other foot I would be pulling my hair out.

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What a sadistic lot some of you are asking if…

What a sadistic lot some of you are asking if I had given the Bees the second dose of the treatment. Just waiting for me to tell you that I had been stung again. Sorry I cant give you that satisfaction for it was raining on Sunday when I was going to do the job, and you don’t do Bees in the rain I was advised. I have been trying to do it ever since but I have just not managed to find the time as I have been collecting materials to make a new enclosure area for a new webcam that I am starting to set up on the Farm. I am 99% sure that it is going to happen but I don’t want to say any for two reasons. One reason I will tell you when I get the new animals on the Farm, the other because I want to torment you. But it will be worth waiting in suspense for when I tell you.

I got a phone call last night at just before 11.pm from a lady who was concerned about a Badger that was laying flat out looking rather dead or ill next to the feeding area. I must admit it didn’t look to good to me when I viewed the webcam so I made me way up to where it was. Trouble is in my haste I forgot that that just before the gate that I get over to the feeding area an old dead Elm tree had fallen and I finished up flat on my face. The noise I made cursing and falling had woken the Badger who must have been a sleep. I reckon he may well have had a good helping of the fallen apples in the Orchard. I did curse the Lady at the time. But It was good that she phoned as only the day before I found a dead Badger very close to the Farm entrance that more than likely came from our Sett. There were no signs that it had been shot, probably run over. But there is always the chance that it was poisoned.

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Mary the red blob is a milk crate that I…

Mary, the red blob is a milk crate that I left up there when I was trying to get the other Badger webcam working. I will try to get it going when it warms up a bit.

It is going to be interesting if all the Emu eggs hatch. There are about a 100 in the incubators, and we have sold a good few eggs. I should think we wont have a lot of trouble selling any Chicks as they are really nice to keep. I always thought that the Reindeer was my favorite animal to keep, but I am starting to think that the inquisitive Emu is starting to take preference. The intention was to sell a few pairs, but I have now decided to fence the main Horse Field with stock proof fencing and let the Emu share the Field with the Horses. They will be a good combination for the good of the Field.

Some one asked about the Swan that went to a Sanctuary with an injury. I was told that it died. I am not convinced, with the amount of Swans they have there is no chance of me recognising it.

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font color red Sorry just not had the time to…

Sorry, just not had the time to do the Photo Page or Diary. Not even had time to do any Christmas shopping or send any Christmas cards. Not even time to get to the shops. Will get back to it very soon.

I saw the Kingfisher this afternoon. First time at this time of the year. Also saw a Deer in the Valley last night.

We have had over 40 Emu eggs and have 30 in the Incubator. Check out the Hatchery Cam as there are Light Sussex eggs going into the hatcher in the next few days.

As you, we are very disappointed with the Northern Light webcam. I will start to look for a new location in Norway.

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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.

The first being a photograph I got from the Internet of Bagot Goats.

The other four from Lynne.

We have five new addition arriving at Denbury over the next few days. They are Bagot Goats. I nearly had a few Angora ten years ago, but I changed my mind at the last moment after being told of their eating every thing in sight. But after careful consideration we have decided to have a small breeding herd of the Bagot from Cricket St Thomas. Unfortunately although they are pure bred they do not come with pedigrees, but how could I say no to such attractive Goats. Our Holiday Guest will like them and they will be good to see on the webcam, even better if we manage to gets any Kids.

The Goats are going to be put in the same Paddock as the Rhea, and the new Chicken breeding pens we are putting in. I will then put a webcam in that will look over the Paddock and the main Horse Field. The new Paddock will be quite busy.

We moved our Pied Turkeys into a new pen in the Rhea Field on Wednesday. They have been in a stable since they arrived. The outside pen is small at the moment, but new panels to make it larger are on order and should arrive next that will make the pen a very good size for when they are laying eggs, after which we will let them free range over the Rhea Paddock.

I spoke to the Ranga Hotel this evening about letting us know when the Northern Lights are showing. They will as long as they are not busy. Last night was a good night, but the moon was very bright which made them hard to see.

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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.

I have recently come back from a stay in Wales and while I was there I visited Powis Castle and the lovely gardens they have there and took some pictures that you might like to post on the website.Bec

The Northern Light webcam can now be accessed. The camera need adjusting to the front of the camera housing. That will make a wider angle and get rid of the circle frame. I don’t think that it will be until next week until that is done. The webcam will also need to be restarted every 10 to 15 minutes. The thumbnail to access the webcam needs to have some text put onto it. Today is meant to be the first day that the light may be able to be seen so I have made it available before it is completely finished. The Northern Lights do not happen every night. There is a Northern Lights link at the top of the page that will give you more details. The Hotel manager is out today. When he is next in I will speak to him for information for he has a good knowledge of the Lights.

The two Barn Owls returned last night and should do for a few night. We will keep putting their feed into the aviary until they stop coming back. We will then know that they are finding food for themselves. When their feed was taken up this evening you could here that they were excited that it was coming. I should think that this is the first time that it has been possible to see a live Barn Owl release. I must admit I thought that they would have stayed close to the aviary for the first couple of nights, but I think that they must have left the area within an hour of the top of the aviary being opened. I did record it last night and see what time they returned. I will go between the Badgers and the Barn Owls with the webcam as I did last night, concentrating mainly on the Owls.

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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.

Some fungi pictures for Jordan . Let me know what he identifies them as. All take next to the ranger station at Roche A Cri State Park , Adams-Friendship , Wisconsin , under some red pines. Penny, Chicago Chicago Chicago

I had hoped that the Northern Lights webcam would have been up and running by now. We are getting a very good picture from Iceland, but we are waiting for the Hotels web designer to send us a page of their website so that we can put the webcam screen into it and get the webcam on our servers. At the moment the webcam image is on the Hotels server, If more than a couple of viewer watch it the server will fail and stop the Hotels website from appearing. I spoke to Bjorn the Hotel Manager just before 7 pm this evening, he is going to try to hurry the page along.

There is still no positive news on the Black Swan Pen. It looks as if it is going to be a long time before she returns.

At last we have made our hay with no help at all from the Met Office. They must be crowing to themselves with getting the forecast right for the past week or so. Mind you it is not rocket science to see that there is clear skies from a satellite. That wouldn’t be a bad idea if we were able to see the live satellite images. They would be able to close the Met Office and sack all their employees.

The work is now finished in stopping the erosion that was threatening the Lake. The person who has been doing it has done a good and tidy job. Just after Christmas we will need to plant a lot of willow shoots in the the repaired bank. It wont take long for a good root structure to form and secure the bank for a long time.

Last night at about 8.pm I checked the Valley webcam and saw that Thornton was on his own without any signs of the other Sheep. He was heading down the Valley towards the Woods. Not a good place for Thornton to be going, as Thornton really hasn’t any Sheep sense. That is why he gets parted from the other Sheep. He has a habit of going into a deep sleep. Trouble was when he wakes he is on his own not knowing what way the Sheep have gone. We had no option but to go and get him. Thornton was having none of it, he had me running here there and everywhere. When I finally managed to get hold of him I was exhausted in pain after falling flat out and Thornton wasn’t helping. He wasn’t wanting to go the way I wanted him to go, so I needed to put him across my shoulders. I managed to get a couple of hundred yards but he was to heavy for me to go any further. With help including Jean one of last weeks Holiday Guests in holding him down I went and got our car and drove into the Valley Field to collect him. He soon settled down in the Farm House and has been about the Farm Yard all day. I should think that he will go back with the Sheep when they come back. Well at least until it starts raining.

Julia and Chris arrived for there Holiday this afternoon. They are still keen to feed the Badgers whilst they are here. I wont be complaining. I will show them what to do tonight and leave them to do the feeding for a whole 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.

Hedgehog? BETTY CANADA

Octopus? BETTY CANADA

Something from a horror movie? Lake Placid New York BETTY CANADA

Lower part of waterfall at gorge near Lake Placid, New York BETTY CANADA

Walkway by the gorge near Lake Placid New York BETTY CANADA

We are waiting for a website page from the Hotel that the Northern Light webcam is coming from. As soon as we have it we will put the webcam on. It wont be much longer. There is not a lot to see on the webcam other than a large open plain with mountains in the very far distance. But we are getting a very good picture from Iceland.

I don’t know if Tawney Owl will show itself tonight. It was perched on top of the Barn Owl
aviary last night. When I moved the webam onto the aviary after the Badger had had their feed it was perched looking into the the aviary. The Barn Owl were as surprised as the Tawney was of having the intruders on its patch.

This years Badger Cubs are waiting every night for their food to arrive. They seem to be a lot braver than those of earlier years. I going to have to stop them as they are even coming very close to me when I am putting the food down. We need to stop them believing that humans are friendly or they will get themselves into trouble.

The work around the Lake to stop the erosion is nearly finished. Because of the wet, work had to stop as the machinery was making a mess of the ground and walking around the Lake was uncomfortable.

The injured Swan is still having treatment at the sanctuary. It looks as if she will be there for quite a long time before she is fully recovered.

We still have not managed to make our hay. The damp ground is making the hay take a long time to dry. The cold nights are leaving a lot of dew on the drying hay in the morning, so that needs to dry off as well as the moisture in the grass. On checking it this afternoon it may be ready to bale tomorrow.

Thornton is still wanting to be a Sheep. When we see him with the other Sheep we give them some feed. The Dogs always go and see him and make a fuss of him as if they have missed him. When the other Sheep start to move away Thornton seems to be torn to what way to go. He looks at us then the Sheep, then looks again and some time again not knowing what way to go, finally he follows the Sheep. We are not sure if being a Sheep is going to be permanent. The weather is very good so he may decide that being a Sheep is not to good when it starts raining.

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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.

I don’t believe that I have put these photographs on before. Peter sent them in back in early July and some hoe I missed them

The Sloth was at a Wildlife Park near Burford, Oxon. Peter

Swans were local to me. Peter

Because of the safety of the Barn Owls I was not going to sat where the Barn Owl release webcam was coming from until the Owls had flown the mobile release aviary. As you can see it is happening at Denbury. We will be using the Badger webcam for the Barn Owls. I have not had a chance to put an infra-red lamp on the aviary today but I will try get one up tomorrow. When the infra-red lamp is up the aviary will be on all night.

We have live images from the Ranga Hotel in Iceland on our private view. I hope to have it on the website by the weekend.

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Because of the safety of the Barn Owls I was…

Because of the safety of the Barn Owls I was not going to sat where the Barn Owl release webcam was coming from until the Owls had flown the mobile release aviary. As you can see it is happening at Denbury. We will be using the Badger webcam for the Barn Owls. I have not had a chance to put an infra-red lamp on the aviary today but I will try get one up tomorrow. When the infra-red lamp is up the aviary will be on all night.

We have live images from the Ranga Hotel in Iceland on our private view. I hope to have it on the website by the weekend.