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Latest Bushnell Trophy Cam Clips From Somerset

Added 9th Apr to Simon's Blog

I’ve just returned to Somerset after a few days away and downloaded the clips from a couple of my Bushnell camera traps. Both had been out for three days, one by the river, the other at the end of one of the meadows which we have just planted with trees.

Otter Update

Added 22nd Mar to Simon's Blog

A wander along the brook revealed fresh otter signs today. Found lovely footprints from an adult and at least one younger animal in the soft mud and discovered a new sprainting point.

More Views Of Otter Cubs

Added 8th Mar to Simon's Blog

Another view of my local otter family recorded on the Bushnell HD Trophycam last night (6.3.2012).

Mum had left the holt a while earlier (only briefly recorded on the trail cam) and a little later one of the two cubs pops out...

Two otter cubs in my garden!

Added 28th Feb to Simon's Blog

The most recent results from my Bushnell HD trailcam. More from the otter holt I found the other day and proof..... VERY EXCITING..... of 2 cubs!!! If you look very carefully at the start of the clip, you will see two otters in the frame.

I find an Otter Holt in my garden!

Added 26th Feb to Simon's Blog

A couple of days ago I was putting the finishing touches to a few nest boxes I had erected around the garden when I heard kingfishers calling from the stream in the south. Of course, I had to have a wee snoop, and made my way down to the water to carefully peak over the bank for a glimpse of them. Once I reached the brook I was surprised to find that their calls were coming from a small pool on the far side of the running water, so....

I'm Invited To Become An Ambassador For Somerset

Added 20th Feb to Simon's Blog

I am proud to have been invited to represent my home county, Somerset, as an ambassador. By supporting Visit Somerset, and extolling the natural virtues of my local patch, I hope to offer in some small part, a window into the wild world of this magical part of the country.

This vlog was recently filmed at my home.

Simon King's India Trip 2011 - Part 3

Added 19/12/2011 to Simon's Blog

From Kanha (see Part 2) we journeyed to another of the reserves in Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh. This is where I had made a film about tigers several years before, and so I was delighted to be back in a patch of ground I knew reasonably well. The character of Bandhavgarh is rather different from Kanha, with well wooded plains and hills, interspersed by meadow areas. I love the quality of....

Simon King's India Trip 2011 - Part 2

Added 16/12/2011 to Simon's Blog

Still elated by the sighting of a magnificent tigress (see Part 1), we drove on and watched Spotted Deer, or Chital, Swamp Deer, or barasinga, eagles, other birds and langur monkeys. Shortly before heading for the gate in order to be out of the park by the noon, we turned in....

Simon King's India Trip 2011 - Part 1

Added 13/12/2011 to Simon's Blog

India, a country rich in culture and wonderfully diverse wildlife.

Simon shares his adventures from his latest trip to India in this, the first of three blog posts chronicling his journey....

India - Wow! What a trip!

Added 05/12/2011 to Simon's Blog

WOW! What a trip!! I’ve just returned from a 17 day safari in India, guiding for a wonderful couple whom I’ve known for some time, and visiting two major reserves as well as a host of cultural sites.

I’ll be writing a full report of the journey soon, illustrated with many of the photographs I took during the adventure, but I just have to tell you what I managed to record on my Bushnell HD trailcam!...