tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post1443650104573975921..comments2024-01-30T10:46:39.914+00:00Comments on Dartmoor Ramblings: SWAILINGEm Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-75798958115000101232014-03-21T17:24:14.864+00:002014-03-21T17:24:14.864+00:00So many gorgeous photos, I loved catching up.So many gorgeous photos, I loved catching up.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-12930830347091974842014-03-21T16:53:29.251+00:002014-03-21T16:53:29.251+00:00So easy to miss......you often see and smell it af...So easy to miss......you often see and smell it after the event!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-85025093145230907742014-03-21T16:53:23.323+00:002014-03-21T16:53:23.323+00:00We have controlled burns every year on the farm. ...We have controlled burns every year on the farm. They burn the woods, food plots and areas that have gotten too overgrown. They burned around our woods this year and the smoke was awful. And then to make things worse, the wind picked up during the night and we had a low layer of smoke through the woods, around the house and smoke rolling off the roof. Of course the smell and smoke made it into the house so on with the overhead fan. Another down side is I lost way more than half of my goldfinches and large numbers of other birds that were roosting in the woods. I do the Project Feeder Watch and my goldfinch numbers from the weekend before were 42, after the burn they were 16 :(<br /><br />Gorgeous Magpie! I don't think I have ever seen female birds fighting like that before.<br /><br />The dogs were sure enjoying the sun!Gail H. Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491594160247541113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-62488379763552992672014-03-21T16:50:53.185+00:002014-03-21T16:50:53.185+00:00Great photos Em, really lovely to see these more u...Great photos Em, really lovely to see these more unusual things happening. SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-37412301102972024122014-03-21T14:48:11.510+00:002014-03-21T14:48:11.510+00:00I'm clueless as to what they were up to!I'm clueless as to what they were up to!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-84620438341097315782014-03-21T10:11:53.902+00:002014-03-21T10:11:53.902+00:00...he does look a bit like a woolly mammoth lol :-......he does look a bit like a woolly mammoth lol :-)ann @ studiohydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615115294267727281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-74827838812814528432014-03-20T20:10:08.433+00:002014-03-20T20:10:08.433+00:00Hi
Very interesting post and lovely pictures your ...Hi<br />Very interesting post and lovely pictures your dogs and the pony.hensintheorchard.blogspot.com https://www.blogger.com/profile/05221267678600004135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-75833262471840332782014-03-20T20:04:45.445+00:002014-03-20T20:04:45.445+00:00I heard them mentioning swailing on Dartmoor on th...I heard them mentioning swailing on Dartmoor on the local news. Your pictures of it are so good. The blackbirds fighting is amazing.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-13141393315848382442014-03-20T19:36:55.512+00:002014-03-20T19:36:55.512+00:00I feel for you with the snow Cindy. It's been ...I feel for you with the snow Cindy. It's been TOO long now!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-53683804774627364772014-03-20T19:36:29.573+00:002014-03-20T19:36:29.573+00:00Neither would I. Neither would I. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-39233037559981610502014-03-20T16:39:29.007+00:002014-03-20T16:39:29.007+00:00You have grass and sunshine !!! I an envious. I b...You have grass and sunshine !!! I an envious. I blogged the local Fire Dept. swailing 2 years ago along the waterfront of the bay, as there were some evasive grasses taking over. xxCindy@NorthofWiartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00262513991016475701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-50292532608490760212014-03-20T16:34:51.682+00:002014-03-20T16:34:51.682+00:00Yes, Kit Hill on the outskirts of Callington is ju...Yes, Kit Hill on the outskirts of Callington is just a few miles from the village where I live. We have been glad to see the sunshine over the last few days, but now we're forecast stormy weather, lower temperatures and even snow. Oh well, I still wouldn't live anywhere else. Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-7977969209205765532014-03-20T15:26:29.658+00:002014-03-20T15:26:29.658+00:00I agree although that smell today is pretty bad! I...I agree although that smell today is pretty bad! It's only just started raining here and he hasn't got his coat on YET. Have you seen the fur on him???Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-57388672089886205222014-03-20T15:17:51.139+00:002014-03-20T15:17:51.139+00:00Just as well they got on with that burning off, it...Just as well they got on with that burning off, it's raining today...at least here. Presumably Trigger has his coat on and no doubt welcomes it. They tend to get the tractor out up here to cut the gorse over Chambercombe and Potter's Hill, I think I'd prefer to see the burning off really, to my mind it's more effective encouraging the new growth.ann @ studiohydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615115294267727281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-3929925228356375462014-03-20T15:07:42.477+00:002014-03-20T15:07:42.477+00:00Funny you should mention ticks as I was just think...Funny you should mention ticks as I was just thinking how odd it is not ti have found any on the dogs yet this year. They're usually covered as soon as the sun comes out. Up here the birds are just fluttering about with each other; I don't think they're building yet thank goodness. Gorse is such a scourge here. Is that Kit Hill in Cornwall?? I'll have a look.....Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-15052923830113387672014-03-20T14:59:24.439+00:002014-03-20T14:59:24.439+00:00I think that one is about ten acres, but I'm n...I think that one is about ten acres, but I'm not sure. It looks like a big scar on the landscape but next year it'll be lovely again. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-545071881212942172014-03-20T14:58:29.351+00:002014-03-20T14:58:29.351+00:00I walked quite close to it today and it STINKS!I walked quite close to it today and it STINKS!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-26533821527915678042014-03-20T14:58:04.176+00:002014-03-20T14:58:04.176+00:00Tiny one!Tiny one!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-5268295809712884482014-03-20T14:57:30.687+00:002014-03-20T14:57:30.687+00:00They usually have a park ranger if there's one...They usually have a park ranger if there's one available, but they're pretty good at it. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-72748131970381929092014-03-20T12:59:37.905+00:002014-03-20T12:59:37.905+00:00They have just been swailing near me, on Kit Hill ...They have just been swailing near me, on Kit Hill which is home to sheep and ponies as well as the wildlife. I was a bit concerned because I love hearing the skylarks overhead when I'm walking my dog up there and this week, after the swailing, there was silence. :( Hopefully the birds hadn't started nest-building and the greenery will shortly reappear. It is good for curtailing the spread of the gorse and bracken, but also kills off the ticks which are such a threat to the animals. Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-76857528246719721752014-03-20T12:50:20.336+00:002014-03-20T12:50:20.336+00:00I've been up on the moors and seen (and smelt)...I've been up on the moors and seen (and smelt) the aftermath. It can cover quite large areas sometimes. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-66358774155400966492014-03-20T12:16:51.997+00:002014-03-20T12:16:51.997+00:00Terrific photos of the Blackbirds - and fascinatin...Terrific photos of the Blackbirds - and fascinating, too. The swailing is interesting, although I was glad to see the end of stubble burning here. I never like to see the fields alight and covered with thick, black smoke.<br />Lovely photos of the dogs in the sun and the new pony.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-57937697434112672102014-03-20T11:00:27.015+00:002014-03-20T11:00:27.015+00:00A really wonderful and interesting post with the u...A really wonderful and interesting post with the usual great photos :) I love the new pony.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-69211497676325592712014-03-20T10:28:28.203+00:002014-03-20T10:28:28.203+00:00I love seeing your photos Em, the ones of your dog...I love seeing your photos Em, the ones of your dogs, Trigger, that beatiful bird and the Moors. All very interesting and enjoyable. I wonder if they have to have the fire service around for those controlled burnings?DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109597837911345568.post-9598164040419597602014-03-20T09:13:29.828+00:002014-03-20T09:13:29.828+00:00Snippet isn't as fit as he was but Jack is rid...Snippet isn't as fit as he was but Jack is ridiculous. I've never known an animal with so much energy!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.com