The 4AoS Vlog

The first butterfly of the year, 15th March 2010

As I say, it's possible that there are more exciting video subjects than stationary butterflies, but it IS the first one of the year, and it does show off the remarkable zoom properties of the Panasonic SDR-S26. 

 In the second half of the clip, I was standing about 8 feet away from the butterfly, but I could still zoom fully to the 70X optical, and you can see individual scales on the blue marking at the bottom of the wings.

Ready Brek Squirrel

Here's the Vlog version of the Ready Brek squirrel:

Wooddpecker spotting

Here's the promised vlog of my woodpecker hunting trip:

The Great Escape, ant style

Uni M bought me an ant farm (she knows the way to my heart)  just one small problem; no ants. Luckily I found some in the garden and enticed them into the farm with honey, stuck the lid on and waiting for them to start building tunnels.

When I came back later, they were all gone. I couldn't see how they had escaped so I put some more in and watched to see what would happen. The weak link in the set up? Air holes!

Disney Magic at Amwell

The Marsh/Willow Tit was just one of the many creatures I saw at Amwell yesterday. I was watching bird feeders from a hide, and suddenly the whole place came alive. Within 5 minutes there was a Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Reed Bunting, a rabbit, mouse, and several other species of bird. It was like a scene from a Disney film:

 

Minsmere; The Mary Celeste of birding sites

A 200+ mile round trip to what is supposed to be a premier birding site ;-(

Exotic Sunset at 100X magnification

19th Feb 2010 5.53pm.

A boffin told me recently that the future lies with real time Vlogging. Well here's a step towards that goal; posted within 45 mins of the event:

Valentine's day birdwatching in a graveyard

The Wife chose to stay in bed rather than join me for a graveyard walk this morning:

Graveyard Grammar

The Green Man revisited