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February 2011 Archives

Blogkeeping: New Spam Filter
Posted February 6, 2011. Filed under: Uncategorized. Leave a comment.
Several of you have kindly written to let me know that a few comments are being filtered out as spam. I’ve switched to a different spam filter now that is supposed to return fewer false positives. Thanks for the heads-up and should it happen again please don’t hesitate to drop me a line. Now that [...]

I am thrilled to announce that I have won the National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer Award!
National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer
A while ago I came to the rescue of a little owl that fell down a chimney and found itself a remarkable hiding place.
A Wise Little Owl
Autumn has arrived and large garden spiders are a common sight throughout the northern hemisphere this time of year.
Garden Spider
Great news everyone: there are little barn owl hatchlings squeaking and hissing from the nest box!
It’s a Barn Owl Family
Year after year we've had a breeding pair of barn owls, raising the ugliest fluff balls of chicks into the most elegant birds you've ever seen. But luck has not been with our owls this year.
The Fright of the Bell Towers