The Web Broadcasting Corporation/WildlifeTV, Natural Webcam Broadcasters

The Web Broadcasting Corporation/WildlifeTV offers a variety of Live Web Camera feeds in conjunction with other organisations including the BBC, The British Broadcasting Corporation Webcams, BBC Somerset Webcam, BBC Spring Watch, BBC Spring Watch, Denbury Farm, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, The Wildlife Park At Cricket St Thomas, The Butterfly Farm, The Butterfly Farm At Stratford-Upon-Avon, WWT, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge and offer other webcam viewing at The Perry Institute For Marine Science.

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8:13 Fri 27 Aug 10
Good morning everyone, Hope all are feeling well today. Sorry I din't post yesterday I was not feeling to well and sadly couldn't sit at the computer for too long did keep popping in. It looked a very dull and grey day at Denbury yesterday, it also seemed to be raining again last night on the valley cam.
How is the cider press coming on Mr Farmer? Is it undercover yet for Margaret and the rest to make your cider! Will go and have a look around the cams now. Will post later. Elaine
10:14 Thu 26 Aug 10
WHERE IS EVERYBODY. Sorry Vicky cant help with photos my camera is a minolta 35m uses film I dont know if you can buy films these days as i dont get out much I havnt used it for ages, the last time i think was a flower festival we did im not sure if some of the film isnt still i the camera. I must look one of these days but they wouldnt be any use to you mary llandudno
5:29 Thu 26 Aug 10
Hi betty its wildlifetv@yahoo.com. Vicky
5:07 Thu 26 Aug 10
Hi Vicky Could you remind me of the e-mail to send photos to. thanks Betty Canada
4:09 Thu 26 Aug 10
I've been really busy at work today - boss is back from having his foot operation and going on holiday tomorrow so he came in to empty the contents of his desk onto mine as per usual!
I did a round of the cams though and all seems quiet there too - it looks like its even stopped raining at Denbury too! I'll have a look through my photos when I get home and see if I've got anything interesting I can send to the gallery for you Vicky. Although with all this rain I don't supose many people have been in a photo-taking mood! It thundered and lightning'd last night and has been raining on and off here all day! And its Bank Holiday this weekend - Typical!...Jill(E)
4:05 Thu 26 Aug 10
The forum is very quite today, if anyone has any photos for the gallery page will you please please send them in. Vicky
7:25 Thu 26 Aug 10
Mr Farmers rain seems to have moved up country and we look as if it is here for the day. And a funeral to attend this afternoon. I watched a lot of rain at denbury too yesterday elaine i just hope this isnt the start of a long wet winter we could do with some nice warm sunshine for a few weeks then we could settle into autumn and then winter instead of it all rolling into one. Read the diary this morning as when elaine text me last night i had turned the computer off and it takes quite a while to load so i left it off.I had started seeing a few birds in the garden again but this last week or so we havent had many at all again. I do have some house martens still. Take care all Sue. N notts.
10:35 Wed 25 Aug 10
Mr Farmer Thanks for the diary its lovely to hear whats going on but im sorry about your hay . but i dont think you will be the only one to be caught with this horrible weather it will make hay expensive if you have to buy any in as it will be in short supply. you cant win , its always a gamble hope you can save some of it, mary llandudno
9:17 Wed 25 Aug 10
omg just looked at the hatchery cam and it raining again!! Mr Farmer has it actually stopped raining there today? Elaine
8:04 Wed 25 Aug 10
Thanks for the new diary entry Mr. Farmer - might have known it would be Ewey causing trouble again! I haven't seen the sheep there today - probably too wet to be out in the field so maybe they are sheltering in the woods. What a shame your hay may be ruined. What's happening with Thornton thse days? Haven't heard about him for a while. Glad to hear the swans are starting to bond now - possibly some cygnets next year? We can hope!...Jill(E)
7:40 Wed 25 Aug 10
Mr Farmer thank you for finding time to do a diary! I bet you were glad to see that the sheep had not escaped! Hopefully Ewey is somewhere hiding from you. Please keep us posted on that one. Elaine
6:43 Wed 25 Aug 10
Hi Karen, I know, I used to watch the Ranga cam the most, as you say the colours were lovely. It is now just about getting dark enough to see the auroras, the midnight sun is nearly over. Our sun has got more active over the summer so hopefully it will mean more auroras to watch:)
jan(herts)
1:45 Wed 25 Aug 10
Have been popping in and out of the cams today and I have to say I feel so sorry for you Mr Farmer, it looks as though it hasn't stopped raining all morning so far. You hay must be ruined by now. Elaine
1:40 Wed 25 Aug 10
Jan Herts i cant get the Ranga Cam i really miss it i loved the colours, i saw on that cam it was breathtaking some nights. Karen Stoke
11:45 Tue 24 Aug 10
Mr Farmer, sorry to be a pain, but is there a problem with the ranga camera? I've been trying to get it for a while, it doesn't seem to load completely. Only tonight there have been auroras visible elsewhere.
jan(herts)
10:58 Tue 24 Aug 10
Jill, Epping yes it is an irrational fear most have with Spider i adore them if i see on making a web thats it i am hooked i think they are so interesting and they help keep the dreaded fly, at bay they are very beautiful to me and so interesting. Thank you so Much Elaine, for the info you sent in i shall teach Jordan, things from that, he has been here most of the Day he said he had, had a chat with you. She works at a school you know, he shouts in to me as i am painting away. I shouts back yes Lad so behave because she knows all your teachers lol he went quiet with that. I havent had chance to look in on the cams today only this morning when i spotted the sheep, in the Valley. I will catch up tomorrow with the cams hopefully but i have that much to do i daren t stop for long or i dont want to start again. Karen Stoke
8:47 Tue 24 Aug 10
cant get cam 1&2 showing error details
4:38 Tue 24 Aug 10
Oops I did it again!! post at 4.04 was me ...Jill(E)
4:04 Tue 24 Aug 10
Karen, and Elaine - what an interesting story of how the spiders spin their silk - yes I do agree they are amazing and very clever, but they still give me the jitters when I see them appear on the wall, or scuttle across the carpet! I have to dispose of them from my presence! I can't explain it, its an irrational fear I know. I am better than I was since living alone I have had to deal with them myself, but I will never be a great fan of them!!
2:08 Tue 24 Aug 10
Hope this isn't too long to put on Mr Farmer!
Karen just read your posting re Jordan: Hope the following helps you to explain it too him.
To spin a tale about the spider, member of the species arachnid, we must first examine the common thread that ties them together...the way they produce the silk they use to weave their webs, as well as other contraptions, to suit their particular needs.

Spiders differ from insects in that they have eight legs, eight eyes, in most cases, no wings, and have only two parts to their bodies, one of which produces silk. They are found in a host of climates, can scurry across the ground, can scale plants, and can skate on, and live in, water. These factors determine how the spider uses it's silk, and what type of silk it produces.

Production of silk begins in certain glands located in the abdomen, or belly, of the beast. Spinning organs at the tip of the abdomen, contain many tiny holes, and function much as a sieve, through which the silk is pressed. The silk strained through is in liquid form, but immediately takes on a solid form, much like cotton candy does, when exposed to air.

The spider creates a variety of types of silk, each of which serves a separate, yet distinct function. Spiders use the sticky kind to spin webs, to catch and to hold the insects they invite into their parlors until they are ready for dinner. They use the non-sticky, stronger variety to tether down the spokes of the wheel, and yet a different kind of silk for their cocoons.

Even the webs the spider spins differ greatly, depending upon the factors listed above. The most common of all webs we see is the wheel-shaped web. Less common are the so-called "sheet" webs, which blanket surfaces with a funnel, or dome like shape. The trap-door spiders burrow out their webs, and complete them with built-in chutes, through which their unsuspecting guests fall through, right onto the spider's plate. The web we see least often, is the air-tight, bell-shaped home some spiders build...probably because it is completely submerged in water!

Why aren't spiders caught in their own webs?

In short, startled spiders can be entangled in their own webs, in the same manner as their prey. Generally speaking, however, the spider avoids this deadly mishap, by differentiating between the various types of silk it produces, and by knowing its home turf.

When the spider weaves its sticky, insect-catching type of web, it builds into it safety threads of the non-sticky variety, upon which it traverses without being snared. Its nimble, highly sensitive feet orient the spider about its new home, and past the potential pitfalls, to which its prey fall victim. Unless, of course, something, or someone, startles the spider, in which case all bets are off, and the parlor game is over. Elaine