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Category Archives: Environmental Education
Time for a clean out!
Today we spent a few valuable hours in the woods removing the old nest material from our nest boxes. We also carried out some repairs so the boxes are ready for new arrivals, when the spring comes again. This year … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Citizen Science, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nature, Nest Box, Roosting, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Insects, Nestbox, SDU
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Garden Residents
In a small enclosed area, surrounded by buildings on all sides, close to the Biology Department at the University of Southern Denmark there is a garden, known as the Mexican Garden. In the garden there is a small pond, partially … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nature, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Biology, Ducks, Garden, Mexican Garden
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An alternative home!
While walking past this signpost yesterday, outside entrance N at the University of Southern Denmark, I heard a familiar sound. Baby birds, hungry ones too! I stopped and listened carefully and tried to peer into the hollow parts of the … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nature, SDU, Wildlife
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Plucking Post
(Please note: this update from the woods isn’t for the fainthearted) While out visiting nest boxes this week we came across a taste of the wilder, more ferocious side of nature. Next to the path we found the remains of … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nature, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, forest, Nature, wild
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The first mixed family at SDU!
While I was out ringing the rapidly growing chicks at SDU this weekend I came across something unusual, and very exciting! When I reached box 82, on the edge of the woods, I had a quick look in to ensure … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nest Box, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Nature, Science
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The breeding season is flying by!
Over the last 2 weeks things have progressed at an alarming rate in the woods. In about 18 days, the newly hatched baby birds develop from being blind, naked and helpless to alert and fully feathered strong “teenage” birds. When … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Environmental Education, Flowers, Nest Box, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Nature, Volunteer, wildlife, Woods
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Ringing begins at SDU
This week we began ringing the chicks which have been developing rapidly in the nest boxes surrounding the university at SDU in Odense. Almost all of our nest boxes are occupied, and we expect a similar number of chicks to … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Ringing, Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nest Box, SDU
Tagged Bird Ringing, Citizen Science, nest monitoring, SDU
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Orchids in bloom at SDU
I joined one of our dedicated nest monitors in the woods today to get up to speed on what’s happening in the secret lives of birds. Although the weather was overcast and wet, the sights and sounds in the woods … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Environmental Education, Flowers, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged forest, Nature, orchid, Volunteer
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No holidays for the birds!
Many females, both Great tits and Blue tits have begun incubating eggs in the nest boxes around the woods during the Easter break. The majority of boxes appear to be occupied, with nests, and a large proportion of these have … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Environmental Education, Nature, Nest Box, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Deer, Easter, Flowers, Nature
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How to tell what species have moved in?
At SDU the breeding season is in full swing with numerous eggs being laid every single day in 100+ nest boxes in the woods surrounding the university in Odense (Denmark). The birds begin building their nests with moss, twigs and … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Environmental Education, Nest Box, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged blue tit, danish, education, english, great tit, identification, Nature, nest monitoring, SDU
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