Slow-worms
On this week’s blog post I decided to do it on slow-worms as I have been seeing a few of them recently. At this time it is mating season for slow-worms. Did you know that slow-worms can bite? But they are not venomous and they will only hurt themselves trying to bite us. Normally slow-worms hibernate in groups of thirty.…
Badgers
There are trails in the churchyard that we think are from badgers, but just to make sure we put the wildlife camera out to try and get some videos of them going across the trails. After a while we tried to get some better footage. So I decided to see what badgers eat. I found out that they mainly eat…
Hawthorn
Hawthorn blossom normally comes out at May that is why some people call it the May tree. The flowers are signs that summer is coming and they were used in May Day celebrations. Here is a stop motion animation of the blossom coming out… Victor’s Wonderful Wildlife: Part 8
Dawn Chorus
On Sunday I got up very very very very very very very early to listen to the dawn chorus as it was International Dawn Chorus Day. It was very lovely seeing the sun rise and listening to the birds sing. Did you know that it sounds louder because the air is cool and still at dawn? This year was special…
Butterflies
At this time there are lots of butterflies flying around the churchyard. So I decided to put together this blog post based on butterflies. Here are some facts about the butterflies flying around at the moment. Holly Blue: This butterfly is the most common blue butterfly in woods and gardens. Brimstone: They hibernate amongst Ivy leaves over the winter and…
While the sun shines…
The past few weeks have been full of glorious spring sunshine which has made this strange situation that we all find ourselves in so much more bearable. Making the most of having more time on our hands during this fine weather, our little garden is undergoing a bit of a makeover including the creation of vegetable beds; a job we…
Wildflowers
There are lots of wildflowers that look very colourful in the churchyard. My mum told me all their names while I went around taking pictures of them. Victor’s Wonderful Wildlife: Part 5
Things that BUZZ!
At this time of year there are lots of insects flying around, including bees. One thing that I noticed was that some of them looked different to others. Here are some of the ones I saw. My favourite ones were the White-tailed bumblebee and the Tawny mining bee. Victor’s Wonderful Wildlife: Part 4
The Blackbird’s new nest
This week we found a blackbird’s nest in a bush in the churchyard. I carefully crept in and took this photo. Did you know that it is the female blackbird that creates the nest. Hopefully I will hear the sound of chicks soon. Victor’s Wonderful Wildlife: Part 3
Bee-Flies
I was in the garden getting some flowers when I saw a type of fly which looked just like a bee. It had a very long tongue and it was flying to a flower sticking its tongue into the flowers to get the nectar. I recorded this video to show you what I saw. I searched it up on the…
