Eastaquoy

In a few previous posts, I have alluded to the fact that we're looking to move house, to a property that's a little more in keeping with our current and future needs. Megan has lived at Eastaquoy for over a decade, whilst I have been here for only two years, but even in that short time, there have been innumerable amazing wildlife moments.

Which maybe allows me a bit of latitude (58 degrees and 55 minutes worth, actually) to look back at a few of them, in an alternative, greener version of an estate agent's glossy brochure?

The photos which follow were all taken in or from the house or garden, and I have omitted any long distance shots of passing marine life (Orca, Basking Shark, Fin and Humpback Whale).

The garden is unashamedly a place for Nature

That's not to say that there isn't some traditional planting, just that it is quite a feral cottage garden

Whilst the views change hourly with the light, there are seasonal changes too

The sea and the sky tend to draw the eye

Buzzing with life

A Peregrine falcon stoops over the house, en route to an unsuspecting flock of waders on the shore

Brown Hares visit infrequently but year round

On certain nights of the year, male Ghost Moths will lek in the garden, hoping to attract a mate

Slightly more ecological control of slugs than poison pellets

The caterpillar of a Grey Dagger Moth

And the caterpillar of a Poplar Hawk-moth

A male Sparrowhawk keeping a hungry eye on proceedings

The first and, so far only, Hawfinch I have ever seen

 More prosaically, the actual estate agent's brochure is here.