It's been a blast, I've learned loads. Introduced myself to some species I knew nothing about - and taking the photographs forced me to do the identification rather than just idly speculating what something might be.
What's been good is the interactions with the county recorders. I got in touch four times and got a response every time. All of them were new records for the area - so that was pretty rewarding.
I would have liked to have done more in the Cemetery where I started but being on crutches for the last half made that impractical.
On the whole I'm pleased with the way it went. I would have liked to have got more mammals beyond the squirrel. I had the shots planned for bat, badger and deer all of which were definitely getable. Voles, mice and hedgehogs are all local too - but I'd need to get really lucky to get those.
Would have been good to get the grass snake I missed by not being able to get the lens cap off quickly enough.
I missed a few butterflies and other cool insects. Also had lots of other planned shots of articular trees in full greernery - which didn't look as good in autumn
But I can't complain I did get the aftermath of two hurricanes Bertha and Gonzalo and found shots for the most murky and bland of days. Extending beyond the cemetery had its benefits I got fish, crabs and lots of things I would never have got. I'll take a break for a while and then start a new nature blog and just do it from time to time.
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| A Kentish Snail from day 98 - one of the many photos I took that I didn't tweet. |
