Sylvia Meller
Last August at the beavers
It is Mid of August 2020 and the days are already getting shorter which means the main beaver activities are taking place after the sun...
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Sylvia Meller
Jul 12, 20211 min read
A day on the meadow
A nice, mostly sunny day on a local meadow and the surrounding commons. A big variety of colourful butterflies enjoyed the warm weather...
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Sylvia Meller
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Tawny owlets
Over the last months I have been watching and filming some of our local Tawny owl chicks. They are so noisy!! Love how they are bobbing...
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Sylvia Meller
Jul 4, 20211 min read
New video upload from the beaver family
Beginning of August 2020, East Devon. More from the beaver family around Mrs Bob, the beaver mum. This years kits, the yearlings and the...
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Sylvia Meller
Jun 26, 20211 min read
New episode from Mrs Bob , the beaver mum. Part 23
End of July 2020 , the days are getting shorter already and the beaver kits are more or less independent , swimming quite some distance...
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Sylvia Meller
Jun 16, 20213 min read
Forest of Dean weekend
A 3-day weekend and the weather forecast being sunny and hot, so I thought I will drive to the Forest of Dean for a change and check out...
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Sylvia Meller
Jun 12, 20211 min read
New episode from Mrs Bob the Beaver mum
Mid of July 2020. The kits are growing fast and the whole family is busy feeding and grooming. While the youngsters are feeding on leaves...
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Sylvia Meller
Jun 3, 20211 min read
Hairy hares
The Brown hares in the fields are proper characters. Some are quite inquisitive and come up really close ,checking out what weird 'bush'...
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Sylvia Meller
May 24, 20211 min read
Mrs Bob, the beaver mum, Part 21
Time for a new video upload of the beaver family : It is mid of July and the beaver family around Mrs Bob is mainly doing what beavers do...
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Sylvia Meller
May 23, 20211 min read
Redstarts!
I used to see them a lot back in Germany but hardly any since I moved to the UK. Not sure if I am just lucky but this year I have seen...
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Sylvia Meller
May 22, 20212 min read
Successful beaver tour
We were lucky to have a decent evening , no rain, hardly any wind when I took Sue and Iain out to watch the beavers. They had seen the...
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Sylvia Meller
May 17, 20212 min read
Piercing eyes
Last week I walked back from my day job which led me along the tree line which is bordering the local cycle path. I heard the magpies...
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Sylvia Meller
May 14, 20212 min read
3pm snack
After all the rain the river was very high, to the point that the foot path was almost flooded at several spots. I thought I have a quick...
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Sylvia Meller
May 12, 20211 min read
Clever fisher!
A few days ago I encountered a Little egret that stood at one of the weirs along the river. It had learned to wait at one of the steps of...
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Sylvia Meller
May 10, 20211 min read
Lizards and ticks...
The reptiles on the commons are enjoying the sunshine. As cold blooded animals they need to warm up in the sun to be able to move...
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Sylvia Meller
May 9, 20212 min read
Foxy lady
While out watching the hares with a customer, she told me about the foxes that come into her garden each night. When she asked me if I...
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Sylvia Meller
May 4, 20211 min read
New episode of Mrs Bob, the beaver mum...
July 2020 : The beaver kits are finally big and strong enough to swim and dive without problem and search for branches and leaves...
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Sylvia Meller
May 1, 20211 min read
Siblings....
Don't you just hate it when you worked hard for a treat and then one of your siblings comes along and just takes it from you? Well,...
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Sylvia Meller
Apr 29, 20213 min read
Love is in the air...
It is end of April, the sun is shining and it is getting a bit warmer. And in the animal world that means usually one thing: it's mating...
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Sylvia Meller
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Sunshine weekend!
What an amazing weekend we had! Difficult to dress though if you are watching wildlife early/late as well as during the day as the early...
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