David, the Owl Man, put a Little Owl box up in winter/spring 2010/2011 on our field known as Courtaulds. Last year the box was used by squirrels but a visit a few weeks ago found that Little Owls were using it. This week David checked the box and confirmed that there were three Little Owl chicks. He will be back next week to leg ring and health check the chicks.
David had a request for us to consider - a friend of his rehabilitates injured raptors and was looking for a good release site for a pair of injured Barn Owls, one found very locally and one from the Fens. We have an empty Barn Owl box and happily agreed to this being used for the Owls, hopefully they will thrive in their new surroundings. We will try and take some photos of both events next week.
The crops on the farm are looking very good at the moment, the spring drought was a great concern but it started raining just in time (and doesn't seem to have stopped!) and looks like it might be a barn busting year - so long as the rain stops in good time to allow the crops to ripen and be harvested at their peak.
The rain has led us to postpone the Feast Week Cream Teas which we usually host in the garden and which was due this Sunday, 17th June. The forecast rain and winds have led us to call it off until people will be better able to enjoy a relaxed Sunday afternoon tea on a lovely summer's day - any bets as to when that might be?
Friday, 15 June 2012
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Spike
After the joys of a wonderful wedding on the 19th May we were brought down to earth with a bump on 31st May when our lovely labrador, Spike, was put down - four days short of his fourteenth birthday. He was a fabulous companion, a huge character and is very greatly missed by us and his many friends. Our thanks for the many messages of sympathy.
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