I’ve been trying to get some close-up footage of our local foxes. On Friday I set up a minicam, connected to a DV camera, and sat up all night waiting for the fox to turn up so I could press the ‘record’ button at the crucial moment. Needless to say, the fox didn’t show up! [...]

Fascinating owl behaviour here – this little chap has some tricks up his sleeve to make himself look less like an appealing snack to other owls: Share and Enjoy:

My spies on the ground in the Forest of Bowland tell me that there’s another pair of eagle owls, besides the ones that appear to have come to a sticky end. This other pair are older and more experienced, and have successfully fledged their chicks already – despite what’s described as "swarms" of watchers crawling [...]

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I never thought I’d read that headline, never mind write it. But birdwatchers are, seriously, accusing the RSPB of killing birds of prey. Eagle owls to be precise. On the flimsy grounds that a) an eagle owl was videoed attacking a nesting harrier and b) said eagle owl appears to have met with an unfortunate [...]