Amazing photos as always, and aslo some good for thought in your text. A few years ago we dug a big pond at the end of our land, I wanted it so that wildlife would always have water to drink even during the dry summer. The ammount of tracks from moose and roe deer tells me it was a success 😍
Thank you! And oooh that makes me so excited, I can't wait to make a pond! How did you line yours? I'm still researching How to best go about it so any tips are welcome!
To be honest we just had a friend with an excavator dig a big hole and there was a ditch rearby that made the flow in and out of the pond natural. The ammount of small creatures that has moved in proved to us that it was a good way and since the groundwater is wery near the ground level here it keeps the pond filled with water all year even when the inlet and outlet dried out during summer. The ammount of frogs eggs this year is absolutely insane! 😍
Oh wow that's awesome! So you did not do any pond fabric? Did you plant any water plants? I wish we had a way to keep it naturally fed with water, but alas we don't 😔
Such beautiful photos Rania! What are you currently studying? I love nature and wildlife too and have considered delving into ecology after my program in Sweden ends next year… I’d be interested to know what and how you chose what you’re studying and if you would choose it again :)
Thank you Hannah! 🤎✨️ I've done two small 7.5hp courses: Naturecare & Biodiversity in forests, and then the same but for gardens 🌿 What program are you doing right now? 😊
My program in Sweden starts end August :) it’s called the YIP (Youth Initiative Program) and is all about social entrepreneurial skills and workshops. I’ll be heading to Northern China Dec-Feb as part of it where I’ll learn about culture, gardening (biodynamic farming), and where to find meaning in contributing towards projects that improve our planet ☺️
Thanks Tim! And yeah it's such a great initiative, isn't it? 🥰 Parks usually have a lot of birds, and it's also easier to get close as they're more used to humans!
Haha yeaaah that's definitely what Pokémon primed us for. I did always enjoy the flying ones a lot!
Ahh welcome to the world of bird lovers! It usually happens between the age of 30 and 40, one day you wake up and find out, that you want to watch some birds, listen to them, maybe take a picture and install a birding app (I use the Merlin too!) :D
Your pictures are excellent (as always) and I hope to see much more! Building a pond for wildlife on your property is a great idea! There's lots of tutorials on youtube (don't ask how I know ;)
Amazing photos as always, and aslo some good for thought in your text. A few years ago we dug a big pond at the end of our land, I wanted it so that wildlife would always have water to drink even during the dry summer. The ammount of tracks from moose and roe deer tells me it was a success 😍
Thank you! And oooh that makes me so excited, I can't wait to make a pond! How did you line yours? I'm still researching How to best go about it so any tips are welcome!
To be honest we just had a friend with an excavator dig a big hole and there was a ditch rearby that made the flow in and out of the pond natural. The ammount of small creatures that has moved in proved to us that it was a good way and since the groundwater is wery near the ground level here it keeps the pond filled with water all year even when the inlet and outlet dried out during summer. The ammount of frogs eggs this year is absolutely insane! 😍
Oh wow that's awesome! So you did not do any pond fabric? Did you plant any water plants? I wish we had a way to keep it naturally fed with water, but alas we don't 😔
Yeah it's a good frog year it seems!
I really love your decision to post photos of the books to accompany the birds.
oh thank you! Bird books are beautiful, and such a vital tool in bird identification so it seemed like the right thing to do.
Such beautiful photos Rania! What are you currently studying? I love nature and wildlife too and have considered delving into ecology after my program in Sweden ends next year… I’d be interested to know what and how you chose what you’re studying and if you would choose it again :)
Thank you Hannah! 🤎✨️ I've done two small 7.5hp courses: Naturecare & Biodiversity in forests, and then the same but for gardens 🌿 What program are you doing right now? 😊
My program in Sweden starts end August :) it’s called the YIP (Youth Initiative Program) and is all about social entrepreneurial skills and workshops. I’ll be heading to Northern China Dec-Feb as part of it where I’ll learn about culture, gardening (biodynamic farming), and where to find meaning in contributing towards projects that improve our planet ☺️
www.yip.se
Great post and pics. I'll be going out with the app tomorrow to see what I can pick up in my local park, what a great initiative.
Also... that comment re Pokémon is so accurate, who knew my childhood card collection was priming me for birding at 40.
Thanks Tim! And yeah it's such a great initiative, isn't it? 🥰 Parks usually have a lot of birds, and it's also easier to get close as they're more used to humans!
Haha yeaaah that's definitely what Pokémon primed us for. I did always enjoy the flying ones a lot!
Ahh welcome to the world of bird lovers! It usually happens between the age of 30 and 40, one day you wake up and find out, that you want to watch some birds, listen to them, maybe take a picture and install a birding app (I use the Merlin too!) :D
Your pictures are excellent (as always) and I hope to see much more! Building a pond for wildlife on your property is a great idea! There's lots of tutorials on youtube (don't ask how I know ;)
Thank you! I'm getting closer to 40 and I guess this is my "midlife crisis" 😅
Hah I promise I won't ask how you know 😉 but yes it's a very exciting project and I am researching it a lot now ✨️
If only we had crisises like that!
As far as crisises go it's a pretty good one
Ah cool I did not know this one. I use BirdNet.
Ooh and I did not know about BirdNet! But yeah I've had Merlin for years and I love it 🎶 🐦
They also partner with the Cornell lab for example. It was designed at the Technical University in Chemnitz/Germany.
Oh that's so cool!!