#wildlifefriend

It was quite windy the other day, but I went to do my daily rounds in the woods anyway. Like I always do regardless of weather. On my latest walk, my attention was attracted by a small ground of the Scarce

It happens all too often that some people unknowingly kidnap a juvenile bird thinking it’s injured or orphaned. These young birds are called fledglings. Fledglings are well feathered and have already left

The barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) are migratory birds who are used being around people so we tend to see them often during the warmer time of year. But being wild birds, we usually only get to see what

Even though Spring is already in full spring according to the calendar, the weather is still more reminiscent of winter. On a slightly warmer night, we however got some rain and as I went for a walk through

In my video about Scarlet Elf Cups, my narration was interrupted by a Eurasian Jay (Garrulus Glandarius) mimicking a Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo): In this video I introduce the bird making the sound. The

Recently I have welcomed back the Common Buzzards (Buteo Buteo). While these birds of prey don’t always migrate and in some parts of Europe stick around year round, it’s not the case in my neck of the

Recently, a lone female Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) showed up at the lower scratchpost and sniffed by trail camera I had set up there. A few days later, a lone male Red Deer with antlers followed suit, but

My trail cam at the lower scratchpost filmed this female Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) who used the scratchpost to scratch her head and then got attracted by the trail camera and can to give it a sniff. I

While I have been feeding the songbirds to help them survive the harsh winter months, an elusive and insanely fast raptor has been feeding himself on my songbirds. I’ve witnessed him captured several tits

Yesterday evening I found a near frozen to death bee on the porch of my house. I brought her motionless body into my room and kept her within the warmth of the space. When she looked like she can move

Birding meaning: observation of wild birds doing their thing in nature. In two of my previous videos, I have mentioned that there are scientifically proven health benefits to birding (also known as

Decker, a Great Spotted Woodpecker who’s resident near the Injured Badger Hole has been accompanying my trips to the area for months. He’s quite territorial and doesn’t fly outside of his range, which

More and more wild birds keep visiting my birdhouse to feed on the sunflower seeds in order to survive the harsh winter season. From the beginning, it was mostly the Tits (three types: Great Tits, Blue

This is a follow up on my video about feeding songbirds in winter, whereby I showed the three type of tits who live in the thujas next to my house and whom I feed in wintertime in order to help them get

In the episode 11 of the Injured Badger Hole Adventures I revisit the sett of the injured badger armed with the knowledge that the place was visited by a canine. I did not expect that at all, since the

I have a hedge of thujas growing near where I live. All manner of small songbirds, mostly tits and sparrows, use the hedgerow for nesting purposes and to safely hide from predators. These beautiful birds

The Episode Ten of the Injured Badger Hole Adventure is dominated by the barking of what I think is a large deer, but it could also be an alarmed fox. The barking sound captures my attention shortly after

There is a location in the woods where I live where animals go to rub their itchy furs against trees. I have a trail camera set up there to record how they use the scratchpost. Years of scratching left

In the woods where I live, I often run into Roe Deer (Capreolus Capreolus). The Roe, like all deer, are very wary animals and flee at the slightest hint of danger. When they see a human, the flight instinct

In the woods where I live, I often run into Roe Deer (Capreolus Capreolus). The Roe, like all deer, are very wary animals and flee at the slightest hint of danger. When they see a human, the flight instinct