30 Days Wild 2016 – Part 2: Days 01-10

So this is what has happened during days 01-10 of 30 Days Wild…

Day 01: I watched Springwatch webcams (I started off slowly due to unforeseen circumstances – a car accident; my poor car was driven into 🙁 )

Day 02: Photographing young starlings in the garden – we have approximately 30 young starlings that turn up for breakfast at 05:30!!! Who needs an alarm clock when you have starlings squabbling 🙂

Day 03: Reading about nature – ‘The Countryside Year’ by Steve Barnett

Day 04: Purchasing self-adhesive bird silhouettes. A goldfinch flew into the window today. Unfortunately it died. I heard a thud and ran outside and it was on the floor panting for breath. I ran back in to shout for a box but when I got back to him/her it was no longer panting. I picked it up hoping it was just unconscious but it’s head flopped – it broke its neck. Such a tiny bird. I sat holding it a while stroking it’s chest hoping to comfort it although it had already gone. I’m hoping bird silhouettes in the window will help deter any more from flying into it.

Day 05: Spreading wildflower seeds – Mum had Forget-me-nots in the garden this year. She was pulling them up over the weekend as they were going to seed. I took some of the seeds and spread them in the roadside verge to add to the wildflowers that are already there.

Day 06: Looking at wildflowers on my walk tonight. I’m still unsure what plant this is – I don’t think it’s Cow parsley as its too big, maybe Hemlock?

Day 07: Looking for a creepy crawly in the garden. After a bit of research I think it’s a grasshopper nymph.

Day 08: Rescued a bug from the floor of a busy hallway.

Day 09: Stood at the local cricket pitch with swallows darting around and a red kite soaring above 🙂

Day 10: Day out at Cotswold Wildlife Park – blog post coming soon