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30-01-2007, 09:06 PM
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this site. I love wildlife and would spend all my time either cultivating it or sitting behind my camera trying to capture the wonder and beauty of it if other things didn't occasionally call for my attention. I tend to roam Sussex most of all and we are quite lucky to have lots to see down here. Mind you, Norfolk is just wonderful too and there is so much I would love to see in other parts of the country.
I'm chasing kingfishers atm, difficult but not impossible and *so* rewarding when you get a decent view. Btw, I saw my first Hedgehog of 2007 on the 29th January! We put out some food for it and I hope its ok.
Happy wildlife watching and have a great year.
Littleowl |
30-01-2007, 09:20 PM
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Hi LittleOwl
Welcome to the site. Nice to have you with us. |
30-01-2007, 09:28 PM
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Hi littleowl and a very warm wlcome to WAB 
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30-01-2007, 09:33 PM
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welcome little owl i am new too but its a friendly place and your gonna love it here |
30-01-2007, 09:48 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Lincolnshire
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Hi LittleOwl, a very warm welcome to WAB from me
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30-01-2007, 09:54 PM
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Hello LittleOwl and a very warm welcome to WAB from me too. Enjoy!
John |
30-01-2007, 09:56 PM
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Welcome Littleowl,
Whereabouts in Sussex do you frequent?
Glad you saw a Hedgehog too, should they be sleeping this time of year tho? |
31-01-2007, 05:49 AM
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hello Little Owl and welcome to WAB, I too love to cultivate wildlife into my garden and like to photogragh the results - great minds! never seen a kingfisher though.
There is always so much of interest going on here for like minded people I'm sure you'll love it. |
31-01-2007, 05:59 AM
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Hi Littleowl and welcome, you will like it here!
Mandy
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31-01-2007, 06:42 AM
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Hello littleowl
A warm welcome to WAB.
Enjoy the website.
Richard |
31-01-2007, 09:15 AM
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Hello Littleowl
I'd just like to welcome you too.
Wise choice to join WAB...Lots to look at and learn here, I'm sure you'll have a hoot!!
Have you seen your little Hedgehog again? Hope it's ok too. |
31-01-2007, 09:23 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
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Hello Littleowl,just wandering about ,it sounds very relaxing I find
you tend to see more when you are relaxed
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31-01-2007, 10:20 AM
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Hi Littleowl,
A warm welcome to WAB, there is some thing for every one here.
Carol.
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31-01-2007, 11:09 AM
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Thanks for your welcome everyone, it is much appreciated.
Colsworld, it is rather early for Hedgehogs but I've read that they will wake up and go walkabout in mild weather during the winter. It's certainly been mild enough this winter. I figure they must be desperate for food though when they do wake up in these conditions. My partner and I buy a food mix designed especially for Hedgehogs and I had some in stock so I put a little pile of that out for it. It hadn't been touched the first night but it has all gone today. Mind you, that could be the local foxes (I feed them regularly too) getting their own back - last summer our Hedgehogs kept pinching food I'd put out for the foxes. They seem to have similar tastes but as long as one or other of them gets it (as opposed to the local cats) I'm happy.
I live in the Adur Valley, near Steyning and really love this region. What amazes me is that I walked this area for about 5 yrs before I finally began to actually see the great variety of wildlife here. I'm probably out and about more now than I used to be before I started taking my camera out of my own garden but I think its more than that...it's about the way you look around you and how much noise you make doing it.
For further info... I designed my garden for wildlife and I have an allotment and love gardening as well as photography  |
31-01-2007, 11:30 AM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stroud, Glos
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Originally Posted by littleowl  Thanks for your welcome everyone, it is much appreciated.
Colsworld, it is rather early for Hedgehogs but I've read that they will wake up and go walkabout in mild weather during the winter. It's certainly been mild enough this winter. I figure they must be desperate for food though when they do wake up in these conditions. My partner and I buy a food mix designed especially for Hedgehogs and I had some in stock so I put a little pile of that out for it. It hadn't been touched the first night but it has all gone today. Mind you, that could be the local foxes (I feed them regularly too) getting their own back - last summer our Hedgehogs kept pinching food I'd put out for the foxes. They seem to have similar tastes but as long as one or other of them gets it (as opposed to the local cats) I'm happy.
I live in the Adur Valley, near Steyning and really love this region. What amazes me is that I walked this area for about 5 yrs before I finally began to actually see the great variety of wildlife here. I'm probably out and about more now than I used to be before I started taking my camera out of my own garden but I think its more than that...it's about the way you look around you and how much noise you make doing it.
For further info... I designed my garden for wildlife and I have an allotment and love gardening as well as photography |
I am from Worthing and my family all still live in the area, as for me I am in Stroud and interestingly we are also trying to add wildlife sections to our garden, as well as having a shared allotment with our neighbours at the back of our gardens.
We only actively feed the birds but have had foxes, Badgers and deer in the garden, and we have only lived here under 2 years!!  |
31-01-2007, 03:55 PM
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Hi Littleowl. |
09-02-2007, 05:56 PM
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Hi LittleOwl, welcome |
10-02-2007, 06:53 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Foulness Island. Essex
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Hi Littleowl...
Great county Sussex,spent my school years there in Rotherfield and Heathfield. Ashdown Forrest the home of A A Milne and so many a great tale.
Enjoy the site.
Martin |
11-02-2007, 07:32 PM
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Hi Littleowl and welcome to a great site
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11-02-2007, 10:13 PM
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Better late than never, welcome from East Anglia and enjoy all there is to offer
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12-02-2007, 04:20 AM
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Belated greetings Littleowl. Hope you enjoy WAB.
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