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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Not something I expected to capture on camera - two pine martens being chased up a tree by an otter! @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Hazel catkins. Does anyone know why these ones have grown like this? I wondered if it was a gall but haven’t been able to find anything that looks like it. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @plantlifeintl.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Sorry to hear you had one stolen. Don't suppose the camera captured the culprit? I've been having issues on and off for a few days. Wondering if it's just me or a bigger issue.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Is anyone else having issues with their #zeissseacam trail cameras? Neither of mine are working - keep getting a ‘can’t connect to server’ error message. @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Out checking pine marten den boxes. Remains of a pigeon foot & a lovely marten shaped depression in the sawdust in one & the remains of a grey squirrel & egg in another. The martens are definitely around and making use of the boxes - even if it’s not for breeding. @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

A family of otters has taken up residence in a local pond. It’s been brilliant to be able to see them up close. #localwildlife #otters #mustelids

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I assume they’re good quality cameras?

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I hope so! It’s every day at the moment!

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Seriously! This little guy is determined to destroy the camera! @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Yes, I do like this site. Lots of activity on that log!

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

There’s a tree next to it that will give a better view for the camera I think. I’ll need to put up some sort of platform/feeder as well. I’d put out raisins and peanut butter yesterday but unfortunately the badger found it and managed to get itself up.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Trying a similar set up. Put it together quickly yesterday to see if the marten would visit. It did so now need to set it up properly. Any suggestions?

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

It’s taken a while but the red squirrels have found the feeder. They’ve been back and forth all afternoon, emptying the feeder as they go. Now the hazelnuts are gone, so are they! @scotwildlife.bsky.social #squirrels #woodlandwildlife

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Can anyone help me find out what this is? It was blown out of a tree during Storm Amy. About the size of a small football and made from grass, moss and small sticks. No feathers in it. I think it might be a squirrel drey….? #nests #ukwildlife

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Found this stunning Phaeolepiota aurea (golden bootleg) fungus at work this morning. Not one I’ve come across before - seems it might not be that well recorded in the region. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk #fungi #mycology #fascinatingfungi

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Both 1 and 4 were in deciduous woodland with lots of beech and birch. The first went faintly blue on the inside of the cap when cut. I thought maybe Xerocomellus chrysenteron.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

There’s an apple above the feeder but it’s just ignoring it. Eggs, cranberries and raisins seem to be the winners with this one. Might be worth trying some dates….

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Decided to try an experiment. One of our pine martens (Big Norm) likes eggs and will immediately carry them away. Tonight I thought I’d try hanging one from a branch. Took a bit of work but it was fun watching him trying to remove the egg! @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The whole system of compensating land owners for loss due to raptors (and possibly Lynx in the future) needs to be stopped as well. Instead they should be given incentives to coexist. Celebrate living with these amazing animals rather than constantly focusing on what might go wrong.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The sooner grouse moors and shooting estates are confined to the history books the better. So sick of this. Even if they find the culprits there won’t be any real punishment. It needs to change.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Could this be rosy bonnet (Mycena rosea)? Found on grassland next to Beech trees in the Scottish Borders. #fungi @davidst999.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I’m giving it some serious thought! Especially if it keeps appearing in daylight.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Really enjoying this new woodland. This marten is around at the same time every day - mid/late afternoon, just after dark and then again just before dawn. Love it 🥰 @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social #pinemartens #woodlandwildlife #mustelids

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Just started monitoring a new pine marten site. This one is a large conifer plantation (my others are in deciduous woodlands). Amazing how quickly this one found the feeder - although it still needs to figure out how to use it! Cranberries seem to be a winner though… @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Wondering if these are young martens. Normally they don’t pay attention to the cameras… @pinetencolin.bsky.social #pinemartens #ukmammals #woodlandwildlife

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I love the live cameras but starting to think that they need to be used alongside normal trail cams.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I request certain videos to be sent. They only record 10 secs and there seems to be a delay between the photo and video. So you can get a nice photo but by the video has started recording the animal has disappeared. Think I will head over and put up a browning as well to get longer vids.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Pine marten tucking in to what I think could be a grey squirrel. Can’t quite tell but a shot of it disappearing earlier showed what looked like a squirrel in its mouth. Love the ZEISS cameras for that instant notification but they do miss quite a bit of the action… @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Love the jump on, jump off! Brilliant 🤩

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Well that was embarrassing 🤣🤣🤣

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

It’s very interested in those holes.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I’m sure more kits will turn up at yours. There’ll be more pine martens around and new things to find I’m sure ❤️

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Some more pine marten action. Nice to see them so playful. @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

No, just filming them in a local woodland. I’ve tried feeding them but a) they tend to ignore food and b) there’s grey squirrels there and they empty feeders. I do put a little bit of peanut butter to try and tempt them to stop but that’s it.

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

The hard work and patience is worth it when you get footage like this. @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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Wild About the Borders @wildborders.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Helping pine marten gurus Johnny Birks and John Martin with their pine marten surveys in Dumfries and Galloway. So lucky to be able to learn from them. #pinemartens #ukmammals @mammalsociety.bsky.social @whitmuir1.bsky.social @pinetencolin.bsky.social

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