Wildlife tales and photography by Kriss MacDonald as part of her nature diary.
I was tempted to name this photo ‘lost sheep in the forest’ but they weren’t lost. These three were part of a flock allowed to graze in the Ashdown Forest, presumably owned by a Commoner. But, thanks to me, my three – my husband, Luce and Theo – had been lost nearby earlier in the morning. Luce […]
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This was the little robin friend who decided he had to be part of a fabulous bloggers’ picnic this weekend at RHS Wisley. Four bloggers, five children, and delectable treats were simply too irresistible. I joined Annie from Mammasaurus, who had arranged the meet up, Charly from PODcastdove, and T from MummyBarrow for a perfect day out
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We moved house this week. Not far. In fact just outside the next village. There are lots of pheasants roaming near our new home but they’re not Fred. A wild pheasant we nicknamed Fred showed up in January when we rebuilt a bird feeder platform. Without fail he made an appearance every morning to nibble on
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In January Luce and Theo helped rebuild and set up a broken bird feeder platform in our garden. We wanted to attract wild birds to our garden especially during the cold weather. Well, they came! Now the platform and the ash tree next to it is rather a social hubbub for birds. Soon a wild pheasant, who
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Earlier this week I stopped the car on a dirt track country lane when I spotted a herd of wild deer grazing in a field including a couple of white Fallow deer. The herd moved back towards a fence when they saw me wielding my camera in their direction as I climbed up a bank by a hedgerow
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I used to be a Londoner, but what I adore about settling in the countryside is that I can just put on my wellies and take a walk on the wild side. Like yesterday morning’s encounters with wildlife in our garden or near where I live in Sussex. The sun was out so I decided to
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