@@gijsvermeulen5248 Hello 👋Thankyou,glad you enjoyed this one. I will do a few more birdsong videos soon. Best wishes 🙂🙏🐦🦜

Yes indeed. They are a shy bird,so not often seen. 🙂🐦

Hello. Yes,there was. The first half of the video has the music,as i am doing some info.about the bird,and was intrested how the rhythm of the bird worked with the music. I realise this is not everyones taste. The second half of the video is just the pure birdsong,which is also my preference,on the whole. Thanks for your feedback 🐦

Nice. They do like wild areas around,so Ide would be a good place. Their song is quite distinctive,so a good one to listen out for,and get to know which areas they are in. They tend to be quite shy,so sightings are quite fleeting normally. 👍🐦

That's lovely 🙂🙏🐦

Very welcome. Thanks for watching 🦉🌲

That's it Gijs 🙂🎶 Greetings,and thankyou for your comments. Always nice to hear from you 👋🌲🙏

Hello. Apologies for a delay in getting back to you. They are doing very well,almost tripling in size in two months. They are all in 50cm pots,so plenty of room to grow now. Im really happy with the Azura,and look forward to them rustling in the wind soon. I also have 3 quick growing Italian cypress,which have grown close to a foot in 3 months,so they are doing well also. Hopefully I will have a nice natural screening in not too long! Many thanks for checking in. Best wishes🌲

Good observation. I believe that it is a Nightjar. When not churring,the Nightjar sometimes makes this high sound intermittently(and also wing clapping),so i am fairly sure that is what it is. Thanks for your comment

​@@WildWoodlandsSW thank you!

@@user-ms9lr8cy7r My pleasure. Thanks for watching!

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I thought so too 🙏🌧

Indeed Laura. I love the sound of those old Merlin engines! 🙂👍

That's great to hear,and nice to have it spring fed. Yes,that's a good point. There is a phase 2 of this video,where i added a shallow area,which also made a larger volume for rain to catch. I like the idea of a runoff too,and if i can incorporate one i will. Best wishes,thanks for your comment 🌲🐦

Thankyou,very kind of you to say! How wonderful to see and hear the Tawny's so close to your home,and that you can recognise the different calls. Thankyou for your comment,best wishes from Devon Uk🌲🦉

Me too I have the tawny owls doing duet call as I write this outside my house , id love to see them

@@amandahamilton716 Wonderful 🙂🌲🦉

Think I've just heard a Tawny owl alarm call whilst watching the Perseid meteor shower near my house. Sounds like the strings part from the shower scene in Psycho -a bit unnerving when stood in a dark field on one's own!

@@MrJoeBetts That's great. They do sound very primordial sometimes! Nice to see the Perseid meteor shower,i also watched it one year,and it was amazing how clear it was. I saw about 70 meteors,and could even see some splitting into two.

@@LauraGYoung Yes Laura. First time I've seen an owl bathing,so a first for me too. Solar powered camera is running,but being a woodland(and the weather hasn't helped) the solar panel isnt getting enough charge atm. Will try to tweek it again soon 🙂👋🦉🐦🦜

Thankyou very much. Yes,i put about 1 inch bentonite,and a slightly thinner layer of aquatic soil on top. The most important thing with the bentonite is to aim for no more than a 30 degree slope,so that the bentonite cannot slip. If your pond is a bit smaller,the depth maybe a bit less than 2ft,so it will depend on the size. A mostly shaded area,with not too much leaf fall would be good also. I didnt use any puddled clay,as the sodium bentonite will naturally expand upto 17 times,so there is no need for clay. Great to hear you are creating a habitat in your garden. Bentonite is a great solution to avoid a plastic liner. Best wishes! 🌲

@@WildWoodlandsSW Thank you so much for the detailed awnser, its very helpful.

@@MarinaE-mo2wy Your very welcome. All the best with your project 🙂🐸

@@WildWoodlandsSW Thank you. Im looking forward to the frogs legs with garlic and parsley 😂

@@MarinaE-mo2wy Hehe,indeed 👍🙂🐸

Thankyou for watching. Do you have Snowy Owls in the northern regions?

Thankyou. Yes,me neither 🙂🦉

That sounds amazing,a pair together,how lovely🙂

Thanks very much 🌲

Thankyou for your feedback. I wasn't sure at the beginning,and i think you are correct. Much appreciated. I will change the title to the European Hornet. Another confirmation is i found a European hornet in my house,and i think it had travelled with me from the wood. Fortunantly the European hornet is indiginous,and not a threat to bees,unlike the Asian hornet,which these are definently not. Cheers 🙂👍🐝

@@WildWoodlandsSW no problem 👍

@@WildWoodlandsSW yeah there are many hornets in wood but i never find them lul

Yes,it definently was carrying a full load 👍

Greetings Gij. For sure,never stop practicing! Admitedly this was quite an early one,normally a coffee or two is optimal 🙂👍Thanks for watching. Best wishes

@@WildWoodlandsSW Haha....yes coffee makes a lot of difference,that's the same for me...🤠🤠

Thankyou Laura. Glad you like my little VW,which is called Priscilla(I used to have a coachbuilt camper with a kindof quiff on the front,so i called it Elvis). Morning coffee with birdsong is definently my favourite time of day. They are real cowbells,but adapted for playing on,so they have a handle. 🙂👋

@@WildWoodlandsSW Ahaha that's awesome! (Believe it or not, Elvis and Priscilla are the names of Skeeter's parents).

@@LauraGYoung Wow,that is amazing! And how cool that is the same names of Skeeter's parents(being a big fan of Skeeter of course). I wouln't normally mention that aspect,but felt led to this time. It blew my mind when i saw your message hehe :)

Yes,thankfully not,as there are loads around 🙂👍

Hello :) Thankyou for your feedback. I'm not quite sure if that was the tambourine video,which is unlisted at the moment,as i will keep it for later probably. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂🌲👋

Yes,definently one of my favourites 🙂🦜

Hello. The soil on top was aquatic soil,specially for ponds,and easily available at most garden stores. I dont have the exact company i got the bentonite,but it is the sodium bentonite I used(as a pose to calcium bentonite). The sodium bentonite has a higher swelling capacity,upto 17 times. If you search it online in your area,you should find an outlet. Mine was delivered in a few days. I also recommend the granular form,as a pose to powdered. Thanks for watching 🌲

Yes,it really does. And so evocative of Spring,as we move into Summer :)

Yes,it happens when there are lots of branches in the way(which is fairly often),and wasnt enough time to change the settings. But at least i can tick it in the bird book now 🙂 It really feels like they can sense you looking at them and then they scoot off. The buzzards I've found to be the hardest,the minute you pick up a camera and look in their direction they're gone lol. They do have the features of both 🙂👍