Summer 2020 – Canned Wildlife

House Sparrows Trail CAM

Jul 4, 2020Posted in Birds, Environmental, Film, Garden, Local, Natural History, Video, VlogTagged #MyWildLife, #NowForNature, #TheTimeIsNow, #WilderFuture, #WildTime, A Focus On Nature, Adam Canning, Adam O'Hare, AFON, BBC, BBC Countryfile, BBC Earth, BBC Gardeners' World, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Bill Oddie, Birder, Birders, Birding, Birds, Birdwatching, Birmingham, BTO, BTO Garden BirdWatch, Camera Trap, Creative Conservation, DEFRA, Earth Capture, Earth on Location, Environment, Environmental, Film, Frankley, Garden, Garden BirdWatch, Gay Birders, Green Birmingham, House Sparrows, Made in Birmingham, My Wild Life, Natural England, Natural History, Nature On Screen, New Frankley, Now for Nature, Ornithology, Outdoors, RSPB, Semirural, Springwatch, Springwatch 2020, Suburban, Suburbia, Summer, Summer 2020, The Wildlife Trust, The Wildlife Trusts, Trail Camera, Video, Vlog, West Midlands, Wild Garden, Wild Time, Wilder Future, Wildlife, Wildlife Filmmaker, Wildlife Filmmakers, Wildlife From My Window, Wildlife Garden, Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife Vlog, WildlifeKate, WLT Bigger Picture, World Land TrustLeave a comment

Last night I popped my Trail CAM in one of the trees at the bottom of the garden. Below is what it managed to capture this morning 😊

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Day 30 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020Posted in BBC, Birds, Challenge, Conservation, Countryside, Encounters, Environmental, Exploration, Film, Garden, Greenbelt, Insects, Local, Natural History, Nature Art, Nature Reserve, Plants, TV, Video, Vlog, Walk, WoodlandTagged #30DaysWild, #MyWildLife, #NowForNature, #TheTimeIsNow, #WilderFuture, #WildTime, 30 Days Wild, A Bugs Life, A Focus On Nature, A Fork-tailed Flower Bee (Anthophora furcata), Action For Insects, Adam Canning, Adam O'Hare, AFON, Antz, ARG UK, Artwork, Bat Conservation Trust, Batcam, Bats, BBC, BBC Countryfile, BBC Earth, BBC Gardeners' World, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Bees, Bill Oddie, Birder, Birds, Birds of Prey, Birdsong, Birmingham, Black Ants, Blackbird, Botany, BTO Garden BirdWatch, Bugs, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Challenge, Chickens, Chris Packham, Collaboration, Conservation, Conservationists, Countryfile, Countrylife, Countryside, CPRE, Cranesbill Geraniums, Creative Conservation, Dance in a downpour, Dancing in the Rain, David Oakes, Dawn Chorus, Days Out, DEFRA, Design, Devon Bat Project, Do Something Great, Documentary, Drawing, Dunnock, Earth Capture, Encounter, Entomology, Environment, Environmental, Exporation, Farm, Farmers, Film, Forget-me-not, Frankley, Garden, Gay Birders, Gay Farmers, Get Your Boots On, Greater Horseshoe Bat, Green Belt, Green Birmingham, Green Space, Greenbelt, Horticulture, House Sparrows, Random Acts of Wildness, Springwatch, Summer 2020, The Wildlife Trusts, Vlog, Wild June, Wildlife FilmmakerLeave a comment

There we have it, 30 Days Wild! Today is the last day of Random Acts of Wildness 🥳 So I am looking back over the past 29 days, and in this post I am sharing my highlights 💚

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Day 29 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020Posted in Challenge, Coast, Conservation, Environmental, Natural History, Nature Art, ReptilesTagged #30DaysWild, #MyWildLife, #NowForNature, #TheTimeIsNow, #WilderFuture, #WildTime, 30 Days Wild, A Focus On Nature, Adam Canning, Adam O'Hare, AFON, BBC Countryfile, BBC Earth, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Beach, Bempton Cliffs, Birmingham, Bridlington, Challenge, Coast, Conservation, Conservationists, Countryfile, Countrylife, David Oakes, Days Out, DEFRA, Design, Drawing, Earth Capture, Earth on Location, Encounter, Environment, Environmental, For The Love Of, Frankley, Gannets, Green Birmingham, Herptiles, High Summer, Illustration, Island, Isle, Jack Perks, June, Made in Birmingham, Marine life, Merseyside, Migration, My Wild Life, National Trust, Natural England, Natural History, Nature, Nature Art, New Frankley, Norfolk, Now for Nature, Outdoors, Planet Earth 2, Pond, Random Acts of Wildness, Reptiles, RSPB, Sea Life, Sea Turtles, Springwatch, Springwatch 2020, Summer, Summer 2020, The Wildlife Trust, West Country, West Midlands, Wild June, Wild Time, Wilder Future, Wildlife, Wildlife TrustsLeave a comment

The weather has been similar to yesterday, so I got cosy and added colour to the drawing I did yesterday.

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Day 28 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 28, 2020Jun 29, 2020Posted in Challenge, Conservation, Environmental, Natural History, Nature Art, West CountryTagged #30DaysWild, #MyWildLife, #NowForNature, #TheTimeIsNow, #WilderFuture, #WildTime, 30 Days Wild, A Focus On Nature, Adam Canning, Adam O'Hare, AFON, Amphibians, Artwork, BBC Countryfile, BBC Earth, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Birmingham, Bridlington, Challenge, Coast, Conservation, Conservationists, Countryfile, Countrylife, Countryside, CPRE, Days Out, DEFRA, Design, Drawing, Environment, Environmental, For The Love Of, Frankley, Gannets, Herptiles, Illustration, Island, Isle, June, Made in Birmingham, Marine life, Merseyside, Migration, My Wild Life, National Trust, Natural England, Natural History, Nature, Nature Art, New Frankley, Norfolk, Now for Nature, Outdoors, Planet Earth 2, Pond, Random Acts of Wildness, Reptiles, Rewildling, RSPB, Sea Life, Sea Turtles, Somerset, Springwatch, Summer, Summer 2020, The Campaign for Rural England, The Countryside Charity, The Wildlife Trust, West Country, West Midlands, Wild Art, Wild June, Wild Time, Wilder Future, Wildlife, Wildlife TrustsLeave a comment

The weather has been very temperamental here, windy & raining, with sunny spells. So after pottering in the garden, I did some drawing 🙂

My niece really likes Turtles (Marine / Sea ones, not the species which Americans call Tortoises). My sister asked me to draw her one ☺️

I like to take pictures at different stages, to see / show my progression 😊

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Day 27 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 27, 2020Jun 29, 2020Posted in Birds, Challenge, Encounters, Environmental, Film, Garden, Local, Mammals, Video, VlogTagged #30DaysWild, #MyWildLife, #WildTime, 30 Days Wild, A Focus On Nature, Adam Canning, Adam O'Hare, AFON, BBC Earth, BBC Gardeners' World, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Big Garden Birdwatch, Birder, Birding, Birds, Birdwatching, Birmingham, Blackbird, BTO Garden BirdWatch, Challenge, Earth Capture, Encounter, Environmental, Feeding Birds, Film, Frankley, Garden, Garden BirdWatch, Gay Birders, Green Birmingham, Huawei, June, Made in Birmingham, My Wild Life, Natural England, Natural History, Nature, Nature On Screen, New Frankley, Ornithology, Outdoors, Random Acts of Wildness, RSPB, Semirural, Simon King, Springwatch, Suburban, Suburbia, Summer, Summer 2020, The Wildlife Trust, Video, Vlog, West Midlands, Wild Garden, Wild June, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife Filmmakers, Wildlife From My Window, Wildlife Garden, Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife Vlog, WLT Bigger Picture, World Land TrustLeave a comment

Was chilling out in the garden, when I heard a Blackbird singing close & loud, it then got closer – so I filmed it 😆

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Day 25 + 26 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 26, 2020Jul 4, 2020Posted in BBC, Birds, Challenge, Conservation, Encounters, Environmental, Film, Garden, Natural History, Nature Reserve, TV, Video, VlogTagged #30DaysWild, #MyWildLife, #WildTime, 30 Days Wild, A Focus On Nature, Adam Canning, Adam O'Hare, AFON, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Gardeners' World, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Big Garden Birdwatch, Bill Oddie, Birder, Birders, Birding, Birds, Birdsong, Birdwatching, Birmingham, BTO, BTO Garden BirdWatch, Camera Trap, Challenge, Conservation, David Lindo, Dawn Chorus, Dunnock, Earth Capture, Earth on Location, Encounter, Environment, Environmental, Feeding Birds, Film, Frankley, Garden, Garden BirdWatch, Gay Birders, Green Birmingham, Green Space, Greenbelt, House Sparrows, June, Made in Birmingham, Meadow, My Wild Life, Natural England, Natural History, Nature, Nature On Screen, Nature Reserve, New Frankley, Ornithology, Outdoors, Random Acts of Wildness, Rewildling, Robin, RSPB, Semirural, Simon King, Springwatch, Springwatch 2020, Suburban, Suburbia, Summer, Summer 2020, The Urban Birder, The Wildlife Trust, Trail Camera, Video, Vlog, West Midlands, Wild Garden, Wild June, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife Filmmakers, Wildlife VlogLeave a comment

My new toy arrived, a 4K video-recording 20MP photo-taking Trail CAM! 💖

Late in the afternoon I set it up in our new Wildlife Corner of the garden.

This morning I reviewed the footage that was recorded from yesterday afternoon, the evening & from this morning. I am over the moon with what the Trail CAM managed to capture! 💚

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Day 24 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020Posted in Challenge, Encounters, Environmental, Film, Insects, Natural History, TV, Video, VlogTagged #30DaysWild, #MyWildLife, #WildTime, 30 Days Wild, A Bugs Life, A Focus On Nature, Action For Insects, Adam Canning, Adam O'Hare, AFON, Antz, BBC Earth, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Birmingham City Council, Black Ants, Bugs, Challenge, Chris Packham, Copulation, Courtship, DEFRA, Earth Capture, Earth on Location, Encounter, Entomology, Environmental, Eruption, Film, Flying Ants, Frankley, Green Birmingham, Huawei, Insects, Invasion, Invertebrates, Iridescence, June, Made in Birmingham, Migration, My Wild Life, National Insect Week, Natural England, Natural History, Nature, Nature On Screen, New Frankley, Random Acts of Wildness, RSPB, Semirural, Springwatch, Suburban, Suburbia, Summer, Summer 2020, The Wildlife Trust, Video, Visual Migration, Vlog, West Midlands, Wild June, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife At My Window, Wildlife Filmmakers, Wildlife From My Window, Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife VlogLeave a comment

My kitchen was overran with Flying Ants & the non-flying ones 🐜 🐜 🐜 It was like a plague! I am not kidding.

So of course I had to document it. It was somewhat nightmarish! 👇🏻

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Day 23 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020Posted in Challenge, Conservation, Encounters, Environmental, Film, Garden, Insects, Natural History, Nest, TV, Video, VlogTagged #MyAutumn, #MyWildLife, #NowForNature, #TheTimeIsNow, #WilderFuture, #WildTime, 30 Days Wild, A Focus On Nature, A Fork-tailed Flower Bee (Anthophora furcata), Action For Insects, Adam Canning, Adam O'Hare, AFON, BBC Earth, BBC Gardeners' World, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Bees, Birmingham, Bugs, Challenge, DEFRA, Earth Capture, Encounter, Entomology, Environmental, Film, Frankley, Garden, Green Birmingham, Huawei, Insects, Invertebrates, June, Made in Birmingham, My Wild Life, National Insect Week, Natural England, Natural History, Nature, Nature On Screen, Nature Reserve, Nest, Nest Building, Nesting, New Frankley, Now for Nature, Outdoors, Random Acts of Wildness, RSPB, Semirural, Springwatch, Suburban, Suburbia, Summer, Summer 2020, The Wildlife Trust, Video, Vlog, West Midlands, Wild Garden, Wild June, Wild Time, Wilder Future, Wildlife, Wildlife Filmmakers, Wildlife From My Window, Wildlife Garden, Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife Vlog, WLT Bigger Picture, World Land TrustLeave a comment

I am delighted & amazed at what I am discovering in the garden lately. Today I was pottering about & I could hear a munching / crunching sound coming from the gate.

At first I thought it may have been a Wasp, but I couldn’t see it. Then after looking the gate up & down I noticed a wee Bee in a crevice! 🐝

A Fork-tailed Flower Bee (Anthophora furcata).

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