The Caterpillar Service – Day Eight
I only have a snatched hour with the Long-Tailed Bushtits today. I still get some lovely views. I’ve been trying to get …
The Caterpillar Service – Day Seven
Today the Long-Tailed Bushtits are working as hard as ever to gather invertebrates: After a week I’m much happier with my photographs …
The Caterpillar Service – Day Six
Here’s the scene next to a busy public footpath: It may appear tranquil but deep within the brambles is a Long-Tailed Bushtit’s …
The Caterpillar Service – Day Five
The caterpillars keep on coming. Beak-fulls of them. Green ones, brown ones, grey ones and orange ones; they’ve all been carefully plucked …
The Caterpillar Service – Day Four
It’s Day Four of photographing Long-Tailed Bushtits for me. After all, what is there to do when I’ve got no work and …
The Caterpillar Service – Day Three
It’s Day Three of following the Long-Tail Bushtit family on waste ground near my house in South Devon. I say ‘waste ground’ …
The Caterpillar Service – Day Two
Yesterday I spent five hours on a public footpath overlooking a Long-Tailed Bushtits’ nest. I’m happy that I wasn’t disturbing them. They’re …
The Caterpillar Service – Day One
The call of the Long-Tailed Bushtit is quite distinctive. It must be, because even I can recognise it. ‘Tsurp’, they say, to …