Category: animals

Floof Friday

As a city girl for most of my life, I am not used to seeing birds of prey in my area. I have now moved to a more rural area, and my noisiest neighbours are now the flock of red kits that live in the area. They are stunning! I don't think I will ever … Continue reading Floof Friday →

Floof Friday

The baby moorhens have finally become big enough to venture out of their nests to graze with their parents at the local pond! As you can see they are still super fluffy, but they are so big and so darn cute to watch as they go about their day. Plus they are very vocal, so … Continue reading Floof Friday →

Book Review: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

Book blurb: Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and snoozed … Continue reading Book Review: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton →

Floof friday

Look at this beauty! According to Google this is a Great Crested Grebe and they are diving birds, meaning they will dive under water to catch their food sources. They also apparently have a very elaborate courtship dance that involves synchronised movements. T xxx

Floof friday

I took a day trip to one of the cities close to me which has a lovely park and lake that is home to some truly beautiful waterfowl. Such as this beautiful family of Egyptian Geese. Mum and Dad were stood by watching very closely as their incredible cute and very fluffy goslings had a … Continue reading Floof friday →

How to keep pets cool in hot weather

Summer has now arrived in the UK and it is always a struggle. I won't repeat the usual stories you hear about the UK heat, but in summary is it humid, heavy and airless. And I am not even covered in fur to make it so much hotter! Over the years, I have worked out … Continue reading How to keep pets cool in hot weather →

Floof friday

There are quite a few empty fields in my area, and during one of my walks through them, I found cows! I think part of the field backs onto a nearby farm so the cows seem to have free reign of the whole place. Whilst it is nice to see cows out and about - … Continue reading Floof friday →

Movie Review: Ocean by David Attenborough

Movie synopsis from the official website: OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes viewers on a breath-taking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences … Continue reading Movie Review: Ocean by David Attenborough →