I started my blog as a way of recording the wildlife and particularly the birds which visited our garden in Buckinghamshire. Since then, I have started to improve the blog and get some more visitors to the blog. I really like talking to other people about their garden sightings as well as sharing my own, and I suppose that's why I have a garden wildlife blog. In the future, I hope to buy a DSLR camera, which should improve the photos a bit too. It can be difficult with the camera I use at the moment to capture quality photos of birds at a distance.
I think that the Blog of the Month competition is such a great idea, and really spreads the word about blogs that were previously unknown to people. I also found that the rest of the magazine was a great read, and a really good look into the british countryside. And I'm not just saying that because my blog was chosen as their Blog of the Month. It really is a fantastic read, and definitely deserves to sell more copies.
Thanks to you again for visiting and commenting, and to Countryfile magazine for choosing my blog. To nominate your own blog, email the editor of BBC Countryfile magazine (email address in the picture above) with the link to your blog. I think I'll leave this post for at least 2-3 days to give people the chance to read. And after that, I have plenty more posting material. I look forward to posting about our new but very small pond which was created over the weekend.
Happy blogging and have a good week!
14 comments:
Wow great job Joe! I'm over from the Fenland Walker's Blog. Beautiful photos and happy almost blog birthday. Good luck with the nest box too...that is really awesome!
Oh WOW Joe, this is marvelous news, very many congratulations on a wonderful achievement and very deserving it is too!
I'm really looking forward to hearing about your pond, I would so love a small one but can't think where to put it to avoid leaves.
I have also left a comment on your previous post.
Brilliant Joe, well deserved too :-D
I completely understand how you'd be feeling today waitting to see the magazine appear in the shops as I remember this myself. What a thrill it is to see your blog mentioned in such an excellent magazine :-D
Many congrats - and your nearing the first year mark too! Well done you, for keeping this up consistantly producing interesting and varied posts with great pics and video. Great stuff :-D
Congratulations Joe. Blog Birthday presents all round - Blog of the Month, 1st anniversary and a DSLR in the near future.
Well done Joe, that's well deserved. Congratulations.
Congrats Joe, what a great accolade for you. Keep up the good work, I enjoy checking with your posts. Well Done!
WOW! Congratulations Joe! What an honor to be chosen. You have a wonderfully, creative and informative blog. Keep up the good work!
Hi Eve, Shysongbird, Shirl, Laura, John, Goosey, Pam and Jayne. Thanks for your comments, its nice to see such a good response to this posting.
Eve- Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog. Its always nice to see some new visitors. Fenland walkers blog is fantastic. Thanks, I am presuming you had a quick peek at the nestbox blog. Unfortunately, after all that investigation, we didn't get nesting Blue Tits in any of our nestboxes this year.
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Shysongbird- Thank you, yes I was really thrilled to find out back in May. You have been a fantastic visitor and commenter and I really like to share my garden stories with you.
Yes, we struggled to place our pond too, even though it is very small. It should still be good and attract some more wildlife into the garden. Still waiting for the murky water to clear though :)
BTW, I replied to your comment on my last post.
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Shirl- Thank you, it was really nice to read that email. Thank you for promoting my blog and regularly visiting/commenting too. Its really nice to share my wildlife encounters with you. Loved your last post BTW.
Yes, I remember when you won it too. Its a shame that some newsagents don't sell it :(
Yes, looking forward to the year mark this month, hopefully it will be another fun blogging year. Thanks again!
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Laura- Thanks for that. Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog regularly- I really appreciate it!
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John- Thanks, yes looking forward to the one year mark and the DSLR when I've finally saved up for it. Thanks again for visiting and commenting on my blog.
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Goosey- Thanks, I'll look forward to my second year in blogging. Thanks again for visiting and commenting on my blog.
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Pam- Thanks, glad your enjoying my blog. Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog.
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Jayne- Thanks, I'm really enjoying your blog at the moment too. Thanks again for visiting and commenting on my blog.
Joe, Caught up with this news a little late. Many congratulations. I can't imagine how thrilled you must be. Keep up the fascinating work
Way to go Joe. Just think I can say I knew you when... Keep up the good work.
Congratulations Joe, well deserved, keep up the good work and keep snapping. Mike :)
Hi Hapless, Lisa and Mike:
Hapless- Thank you, its really nice to see new visitors enjoying the blog.
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Lisa- Lol, thanks, hope you will enjoy my blog in its second year.
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Mike- Thank you for visiting and commenting since my blog began, I really appreciate it.
Joe - congratulations on being nominated Blog of the Month - that's a fantastic achievement - always good to see what's going on in your garden and good to get your visits too - you'd have loved the family of Great Spotted Woodpeckers that have been around the last couple of days - 2 babies and one of the adults! Miranda
Hi Miranda,
Thanks for the comment, glad you are enjoying my blog at the moment. Also thanks for the continued visits and comments over the last year.
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