A small furry nose
When no-one else is looking this Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus, crawls from the undergrowth and helps itself to the surplus bird food …
2021 highlights of a wilder Devon life – part 1
Looking back at my blogs from 2021 it’s clear that I had some great wildlife experiences and managed to document many of …
It’s inevitable
First come the Brown rats. Then come the even bigger, fatter Brown Rats. And then? Then come the babies. And the whole …
Plump Brown Rats
Someone’s put bird seed out on a stone next to the path. I’ve seen them do it. They don’t stay, they just …
Rats!
As we walk through the industrial estate I see a small, very cute, brown face with whiskers staring out of the undergrowth. …
Taking the three kids out for dinner
I’m out at my local country park when I notice something below the bird feeder which isn’t a Grey Squirrel. It’s a …
A reason to clear up under your bird feeder
It’s late and the light is dull. There’s nobody around at Stover Country Park apart from me and this female Great Spotted …