The onset of winter usually marks a quiet period on Big Moor with most birds heading for warmer lands or at least warmer parts of the UK. However for a few hardy species Big Moor is their new home for … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
One of the side effects of the rutting process is that the junior males in the family are pushed out of the group by the dominant male. … Continue reading
It is now 2 years since the sheep were rounded up and taken off Big Moor so I have altered my banner photo which used to show several sheep in the foreground. I did think of keeping the same view … Continue reading
I have spent more time on Big Moor in recent days than I have done for some time. The new lens is ideal for photographing the deer and the rutting season has just begun. My first trip this year to … Continue reading
The current wet weather may be depressing for us but for the curlew this is good news – providing it does not last too long! Dry moorland is not good for a bird that relies on worms and insects as … Continue reading
2 weeks ago there were snow drifts on Big Moor and everything was silent. One week ago the snow had gone and the blue tits, great tits, wrens and blackbirds were busy nest building and the plaintiff cry of the … Continue reading