Lanzarote has much in common with Shetland – both are essentially treeless. There are exceptions on Lanzarote in peoples “gardens”, where we spotted a few Norfolk pines (which is about my least favourite tree). Haría is also a bit special…
Author: Franco
Out for a Blow
Lanzarote can be windy; VERY windy. It was blowing a hooley when we arrived yesterday, it blew a hooley throughout the night and it is still blowing a hooley today. Still, we have a parked rental car and it’s time…
Posted in 2022 Lanzarote
First Encounters
Neither of us had ever been to a Canary Island before but today we had our first encounters with one. Our destination was the most northerly of the islands, ignoring a couple of minor rocky lumps getting in the way…
Posted in 2022 Lanzarote
Disturbed
All the times foxcam was mounted on a tripod in our back garden, multiple Foxes and Badgers came within couple of feet of it and paid it no heed. They simply got on with looking for snacks and munching them.…
Posted in 2019 Sri Lanka
Two by Two
I aimed foxcam over the back garden fence again last night but earlier than usual so I could set it up in the fading light. No bait was involved, either. I’m glad it was out early because the first action…
Posted in 2019 Sri Lanka
Badger City
This time I tried foxcam looking over the garden fence without any bait, just to see what might normally be happening outside in the woods. What a treat. Quite early in the evening, a bit before 21:00, a Fox was…
Posted in 2022 Fox Tales
New Location
Following a couple of failed attempts at attracting wildlife into our back garden with left over bones and carcasses since our neighbour’s new fence was installed, I decided to move the trailcam down to monitor the woodland over our back…
Posted in 2022 Fox Tales
Redundant
For Sale; Bushnell Prime Low-Glow trailcam. Free gift: 3 sets of lithium batteries. The last two carcasses that have gone out have been ignored by everything but blasted cats. The first of those went out on a filthy night with…
Posted in 2021 Fox Tales
Effin’ Cats
Having stocked up on four sets of lithium batteries to power foxcam, I haven’t been putting it out recently. TBH, the images it captures are such rubbish and the video is even worse that I have become somewhat disenchanted with…
Posted in 2021 Fox Tales
Dust Up
Some weeks ago at one of our all-too-infrequent [once a month] farmers market days, I bought a venison haunch from our favourite game butcher. I left it wrapped and put in the freezer until the time felt right. On Friday…
Posted in 2021 Fox Tales
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