Mushrooms

Went for a walk to collect leaves and came across some Shaggy ink cap mushrooms!

There were at least 10, some had been crushed but these were tucked under a bench.

Hedgehog

Saw this little fella a couple of days ago eating the bread my neighbour puts out for the birds, at first glance i though it was the squirrel that frequents the gardens but then i realised it was a hedgehog out in the day! om nom nom bread

Cornwall

Went down to Cornwall last week, in a tent at Bude. Visited a couple of castles and two zoos and unlike the previous holiday we actually saw some wildlife (encouraged by the bird feeders that i had put up):

There was at least two blue tits visiting the feeders regularly 

 A female chaffinch visited once

There was always at least one Chiffchaff singing away.

 Saw a couple of Dunnocks, they chased off the Chiffchaffs



















We had two Robins that we're always having an argument.
















And a Red admiral butterfly warming its wings in the morning sunshine.

New visitor

Had a new visitor at the bird feeders this week:

A squirrel, which is causing great amusement to my cats.

Having loads of Long tailed tits visiting the feeders as well which is nice and i love long tails

Moth

Poplar Hawk Moth found in the greenhouse yesterday under a box, not there today though.

Last day

This time last week the holiday was over :( but we had a busy day. It started with us packing and being done by 8am so we decided to try and find Alverstone Mead to see some Red Squirrels, and we did:

Also saw a pair of jays, a pair of green woodpeckers, and a buzzard in a tree.

Next we visited the Needles, was very windy.

Also visited the Owl and Monkey Haven and saw Common Marmosets with two babies!

Then on the ferry trip home we saw the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and the Queen Mary 2 coming out of Southampton.

Appuldurcombe Owl and Falconry centre

Today a week ago we visited The Owl and Falconry centre that was 5 mins away from where we we're staying. Here are a few of my better photos:

Bald Eagle

Prost the Gyr falcon, i have never seen this bird before so i took lots of photos!

Peregrine

and Red kite

Isle of Wight Zoo

A week ago today we visited the Isle of Wight zoo (one of the main reasons for going to the I.O.W)
They mainly have big cats, and some of the rarer big cats too.

This is Tequila (i think) a beautiful female Jaguar, i have only ever seen a male Jaguar at Dartmoor Zoo

  

Nahla African Lioness (her sister Josie i have visited at Dartmoor Zoo)

Casper, A White Lion, he's beautiful and he knows it.

Zia, Bengal Tiger, who carries the white gene, and is much paler then the zoos other Bengals

Zia and Zena, sisters.

Zena the White tiger, who has had her eye removed due to Glaucoma















So now i have photographed Amur Tigers, Sumatran Tigers and Bengal tigers (orange and white). African Lions, Asiatic Lions and a White Lion.

Amazon World

A week ago yesterday we visited Amazon World and had a pretty fantastic time. We saw many birds and animals here are a few of the good photos:


A Bali Starling

 A Blue fairy bird was busy making a nest

 Blue and Yellow Macaw

 Scarlet Macaw

 Red Crested Turaco

 White Cheecked Turaco

 Pekin Robin

 Sunbittern

 Black and White ruffed lemur

 Red ruffed Lemur

 Ring tailed Lemur and baby

and they have a walk in enclosure with the Ring tailed Lemurs, this is me with two of them using me a climbing frame. Needless to say i was beaming all afternoon :)

 Here's my other half Clive with the baby Lemur

And my mum with her new friend :)

Seaview Wildlife Encounter

So this time last week i was on the Isle of Wight visiting Seaview Wildlife Encounter, the day started off cloudy but eventually the sun came out and i even got a little bit of sunburn.

There are free ranging ducks that will eat seed from your hand! and Geese (I was a little less enthusiastic about feeding these lol)

 Common Shelduck

 Ruddy Shelduck

and one of the many ducklings.













Barnacle Goose, These were quite nice to feed, they didn't eat my fingers, much.

 Barnacle Geese Goslings

 A Canada Goose, didn't feed this one by hand.

And a Mute Swan, definitely did not feed this one by hand either!

















Other birds: Chilean Flamingos
















Pink backed Pelicans
















A male White Peacock!

He's so pretty he deserves two photos :)

And a Blue fronted Amazon parrot