Sylvia Meller
Noisy chicks
The local tawny owls had 3 chicks this year and I was watching and filming them over a few months, seeing them grow from tiny , white...
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Sylvia Meller
Oct 25, 20221 min read
From ugly caterpillar to silky beauty
The Small emperor moth , Saturnia pavonia , our only silk moth in the UK. Taking part in a small breeding program, it was very...
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Sylvia Meller
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her Beaver Family, Part 12
The beaver kits are starting to become more independent towards the end of September. There is a lot of playing and bonding between this...
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Sylvia Meller
Oct 19, 20221 min read
Red deer rut in Richmond Park, October 2022
A day in Richmond Park in early October, watching the Red deer (Cervus elaphus) rut. Stags and hinds, roaring and bellowing, a lot of...
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Sylvia Meller
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her Beaver family, Part 11
It's September 2021 and autumn is here. The crops in the fields are ripe and naughty Mrs Bob has found a field with some tasty...
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Sylvia Meller
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Mushroom season has started!
Now that it is getting dark earlier and earlier the chances of seing the beavers in day light are getting slimmer but there is still a...
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Sylvia Meller
Sep 13, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob gets famous in Germany!
Finally the documentary is out! My first proper camera job, plus a short appearance in front of the camera. Now waiting for the offers...
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Sylvia Meller
Aug 28, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her beaver family, Part 10
Start of August 2021. Mrs Bob's kits are growing up fast, still trying to suckle on her teats but she is getting them onto leaves and...
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Sylvia Meller
Aug 8, 20221 min read
Kestrels semi-fledging
The Common kestrels ,Falco tinnunculus, had their nest again in the sandstone cliff of the local park. All 5 chicks made it and I managed...
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Sylvia Meller
Aug 6, 20221 min read
Green woodpecker chicks fledging
Mid June I spent 2 days hiding in front of a tree in which a Green woodpecker was nesting and was lucky enough to see all 5 chicks...
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Sylvia Meller
Aug 4, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her beaver family, Part 9
End of July 2021 Mrs Bob's babies are out, following mum and already exploring the surrounding by themselves, having little playfights...
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Sylvia Meller
Jul 14, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her beaver family 2021, Part 8, Mid of July 2021
Mid July 2021 and the beaver kits, Mrs Bob's babies, are finally outside the lodge. They have even started to eat their first leaves and...
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Sylvia Meller
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her family 2021, part 7
It's the heights of summer, the evenings are light and warm, and the beaver family around Mrs Bob is enjoying lots of willow branches -...
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Sylvia Meller
May 29, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her family 2021, part 6
An early morning in the first days of June last year and Mrs Bob and her beaver family are having breakfast before it's time to go back...
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Sylvia Meller
May 2, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her beaver family 2021, Part 5
Mrs Bob , the beaver mum, is not out much which is a certain sign that she has given birth and is looking after the new kits in the...
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Sylvia Meller
Apr 25, 20221 min read
Cold blooded....
As the weather is getting warmer it is getting easier to see some of our cold blooded wildlife: Reptiles Our commons are a great habitat...
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Sylvia Meller
Apr 19, 20221 min read
Rough Love
If you are out on the Commons or some places with dry soil you might see a Green tiger beetle , Cicindela campestris. They can run at...
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Sylvia Meller
Apr 13, 20221 min read
An otterly good morning
A few days ago I managed to get to the river at first daylight and managed to see the otter having its breakfast. It was fully aware I...
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Sylvia Meller
Apr 9, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her beaver family, 2021, Part 4
Was going to post it 2 days ago on International Beaver day but then my internet is not very reliable at the moment.... It is April 2021...
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Sylvia Meller
Mar 14, 20221 min read
Mrs Bob and her beaver family, 2021, Part 3
End of March, it is still dark when Mrs Bob and her family are coming out. While Mrs Bob continues with her daily routine of feeding and...
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