Watch this fox trying to reach the fatballs
Foxes are desperate for food at this time of year and I caught this one on camera trying to get to the fatballs on my swinging bird table in my garden.
A Dolphin stampede video
Just a nice video of dolphins from the BBC website.
Admire these wonderful bird photos from Carl Bovis a Somerset Nature Photographer
Carl Bovis, based in Somerset, posts amazing photos of garden birds regularly on twitter. He has over 42,000 followers, but if you don’t use Twitter you can view some of his posts here. Use the scroll bars at the side … Continued
Everything you ever wanted to know about Bumblebees (but were afraid to ask?)
Local photographer Kit Houghton has produced this interesting short video presentation all about the beloved Bumble bee.
Learn all about Steepholm – by Kit Houghton
We’re very pleased that local photographer Kit Houghton has allowed us to share his fascinating presentation on Steepholm. I’ve never been lucky enough to visit, but you can’t miss this landmark if you’re on the coast at Sedgemoor, West Somerset … Continued
Interested in Birds? Somerset author Stephen Moss shows how to distinguish the calls of pigeons and doves
Learn to distinguish the songs of the wood pigeon, collared dove and the stock pigeon with Stephen Moss, naturalist and author. Learn to distinguish the songs of the wood pigeon, collared dove and the stock pigeon with @StephenMoss_TV, naturalist and … Continued
The simple pleasure of watching wagtails
A member of Age UK Somerset staff sent me this lovely picture of wagtails on their patio. If you have any nice picture of birds or wildlife you can see from your house please email me or (appropriately) tweet including … Continued
Gardening Tips from Christine Walkden
Listen to gardening tips and advice from expert gardener Christine Walkden on the Age UK website
View the Cornish coast live from the Minack Theatre
This webcam overlooks the spectacularly positioned and world famous Minack Theatre. I sat here once and watched dolphins frolicking in the bay beyond! And it’s near this very spot that I saw my first (and last) Basking Sharks! So keep … Continued
Wander around the USA National Aquarium:
Discover an underwater world. https://aqua.org/media/virtualtours/baltimore/index.html
Visit San Diego Zoo:
View live web cams of the animals. https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos
Visit The Shedd Aquarium:
See behind the scenes footage. https://www.facebook.com/sheddaquarium/
Explore Houston Zoo
View live webcams https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/
Be transported to Georgia Aquarium:
View the Beluga Whale live web cam. https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whale-webcam/
Have a look around Monteray Bay Aquarium:
See what the animals are up to. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Observe the animals at Cincinnati Zoo:
Be taken on home safaris and view live feeds. https://www.facebook.com/watch/cincinnatizoo/689860164810534/
Discover Atlanta Zoo:
View the Panda cam. https://www.facebook.com/watch/cincinnatizoo/689860164810534/
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Pilot episode of “Walking around the garden”
Do you have a garden? If not why not join me, for 7 minutes, on a walk around mine? It’s a bit of a mess, so I’ve challenged myself to tidy it up over the next 12 weeks! I decided … Continued