The last day out with the camera was on my birthday (In May) to Titchfield Haven, I think.
It's not all doom and gloom, we had a fab holiday down in Cornwall, staying next to St. Michael's Mount. I have missed Cornwall so it was very nice to be back.
So now that migration is in full swing again, I hope to get out and about with the camera again very soon.
The few times I have been down the lakes I have been lucky enough to snap the Kingfisher again. There are still two youngsters flying around, the beaks are changing and I believe we have a male and a female. I guess at some point one at least will fly off somewhere new to find a mate and raise a family, hopefully not for a while though.
The stew ponds are still the place to snap them. They can perch high up in the trees and are very easy to miss, but every now and then they return to a perch half way up the pond and in good view of the camera.
Randomly mid month a family of common tern appeared on the main lake. Don't know where they came from but they seemed happy eating a few pike before they moved on somewhere else.
The cygnets are now four months old, lots of wing stretching and feathers getting whiter each day it seems. It is still a few months before they will be flying, hopefully I will get to see that, as it's quite amusing to watch.
At home we have managed to grow a couple of decent sunflowers, the wild flowers have also come up trumps as they keep producing new flowers for the insects and bees. Definitely a good move planting those.
Whilst doing the garden (ok, its rare, but it does happen occasionally) we bump into one or two frogs who live in or under the bushes. I really want to add a very subtle water element in the garden, a sneaky one that the landlord wont even notice.
The big news from the garden is that we have hedgehogs. Ok, we knew we did, seen the poo and noticed the gaps under the hedge, but recently we have had a few sightings which led us to put out meal worms. We can view them from the conservatory, its been nice sitting up, watching them arrive each evening. Two are definitely living in the garden, a third appeared the other day, which led to me buying a trailcam. What was I saying about watching the expenditure?? Oh well.
Only after viewing the footage on the first night did we know we had FOUR hedgehogs visiting!!
On the job front my time with BBOWT is sadly coming to an end. I have learned so much from my three days a week with such nice and knowledgeable people. I'm sad to wind down my time there but the reality is I need to be earning again. Today I had a £700 car bill, again.
Until I gain full time employment I hope to continue with the BBOWT Volunteer Work Parties on Wednesdays. It's good to still be doing constructive things and keeping in touch with people who have quickly become friends. It just gives me the freedom to job hunt (which seems to be a full time task).
I remain very grateful for the chance to be a Conservation Trainee. Who knows what the future holds. Just last Thursday another unexpected door may have opened.
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