Longbeach Farm Upwell - Nurture Nature

AKA - (Six acres and not a clue!) My personal diary of the comings and goings of wildlife during the development of my little piece of England. '...There shall be in that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam; A body of England’s, breathing English air, Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.' (R. Brooke)

Friday, 10 May 2024

Iris by the Pond x 2 Exposure settings

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  and an Orange-tip Butterfly visiting the lilac Honesty flowers for good measure.
Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Kestrel nest box : Turf wars begin...

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 As promised, here are a few shot (1 minute long) recordings from the nestbox, seems that it is in high demand with Stockdoves, Jackdaws and...

Chiffchaff Enjoying the Blackthorn

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Tuesday, 26 March 2024

Lights, Camera, Action! But not yet!

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  I put this nest box up last year in March 2023 Kestrel Nest Box the hope that it would attract a mating pair. Over the last few days I ha...
Sunday, 3 March 2024

What!

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 I have to admit that when it comes to grey squirrels, I'm not a fan, but this encounter did make me smile. That said, he has to vacate ...
Saturday, 17 February 2024

Just Lazy...

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You can't knock 'em - Gotta love a little Blue Tit - I Filled the feeder up and sat back for an hour with the camera. Spent half the...
Sunday, 11 February 2024

Muntjac Hide and Seek

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Its now officially a thing... Everytime I wander around my little plot, I expect to see at least one deer, typically they are always one ste...
Saturday, 10 February 2024

Fieldfare, Jelly Ears and Long-tailed Tits.

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  Difficult to get a clear picture at the top of the trees, these pictures were about as good as it got from a flock of approximately 20 bir...
Saturday, 3 February 2024

What you doing here?

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  Once again, it’s a Saturday afternoon and I'm standing in the copse waiting for the Goldcrests to show themselves from behind the laur...
Sunday, 28 January 2024

Muntjac Buck - Literally Barking Mad!

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Muntjac Deer Slots   Roe Deer Slot  Popped out with the Nikon for an hour today, Mr. Fox put in a brief showing but I was unable to capture ...
Sunday, 21 January 2024

Close but no cigar...

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Low light conditions in my little wood/copse but have been able to see two Goldcrests flitting from tree to tree in search of insects, spide...
Monday, 15 January 2024

Sparrowhawk Death Stare...

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Sadly my camera has been put away over winter but on Saturday morning I just happened to spot this Sparrowhawk [Female] out of the window as...
Saturday, 13 January 2024

Longbeach Farm Moth Hunters!

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Last year (2023) I was lucky enough to be introduced to two brilliant Moth enthusiasts Ian and Jeremy (Jem) who were keen to spend some time...
Tuesday, 8 August 2023

Macro Tryouts 3

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 Dock Beetle Earwig Slug
Monday, 7 August 2023

Macro Tryouts 2

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Twin-lobed Deerfly   Red Soldier Beetle Hoverfly Flesh Fly eating carrion (Dead Bird) Common Darter headshot
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Random Macro Images from today @ LBF

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Unidentified (tiny) spider - Morning rainfall & Small Leafhopper larvae Common Blue Detail Inkcap Red Admiral  Small Red Eyed Damselfly ...
Sunday, 6 August 2023

Snail hiding in wild carrot flower cluster

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