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"Operation noctua" end of week 32

September 29, 2012 - Again, not that much to report here (EDIT... other than the best photos I have of any of these birds at the end of this...

September 29, 2012 - Today, this morning (at 03:19am to be exact), the moon became "full" (exactly 100% - despite appearing to be 100% to us...

September 28, 2012 - Shakespeare referred to our (modern day) hedgehog as an “ urchin ” and a “ hedge pig ” in a handful of his plays and our...

September 24, 2012 - As mentioned more than a few times this year on this blog (here for example), Summer doesn't officially end until the 20...

September 24, 2012 - Hardly anything to note this week, apart from the fact that I'm pretty sure now that ONLY two owls are still in place at...

September 19, 2012 - Whilst walking round the business park in which (for my sins) I work at present, I happened across this little chap(pess...

September 17, 2012 - A summary for those "convinced" by Government spin. Click HERE. This (I hope) will be a one-off post. Today, Nat...

September 16, 2012 - We've had a lovely week of warm, sunny weather (in the main), down here in the south of the UK, although strong winds ov...

September 15, 2012 - Nothing much to report from this sunny, warm week. I've had the trailcamera in the garden (not on the owl shed) but I h...

September 08, 2012 - ... warm sunshine, glorious days, cool (very dewy) nights and a spectacular night sky this year. The photo accompanying...

September 08, 2012 - About six weeks ago, just after both little owl fledglings had fledged I noticed I had recorded HD footage of a surprise...

September 04, 2012 - The first fortnight in September looks to be shaping up quite nicely (in terms of weather) at present. A high pressure...

September 03, 2012 - Because I thought I'd continue "Operation noctua" for a wee while (whilst owls are still visible) and because there's be...

September 01, 2012 - A little over a week ago (on the 23rd August 2012) I described here, how I thought I'd seen the last of my favourite bir...