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Quote of the day:
“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Category Archives: Wildlife
Wordless Wednesday – Lured by Liquid Gold?
Posted in Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged ducks, Gardening, mallards, Photography, pondlife, wildlife ponds
8 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Hook-nosed Sea Pigs!
Posted in Out and about, Wildlife
Tagged Atlantic grey seal, halichoerus grypus, Horsey Gap, marine wildlife, Norfolk coast, Photography, Seals
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Big Garden Birdwatch 2023 will take place between 27th-29th January
Read about this year’s event here … and join in if you can!
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged 2023, Big Garden Birdwatch, birds, Citizen science, Pheasant, RSPB, Wildlife surveys
4 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Never gonna let you go!
( Title after Sergio Mendez, picture captions after Rick Astley 😉 )
Posted in Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged damselflies, Garden ponds, Gardening, iPhone photography, pondlife, Wildlife
6 Comments
A Week of Flowers #Day7 – Flowers and Friends
Since the beginning of December Cathy at Words and Herbs has been running ‘A Week of Flowers‘ to cheer and brighten our lives. It’s been an absolutely delight to dip into so many people’s passions and favourites. I’ve loved it! … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Wildlife
Tagged Bees, butterflies, Flowers, Gardening, Hoverflies, Photography, pollinators, wildlife gardening
16 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Babies!
Posted in birds, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Babies, blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus, fountains, Photography, wildlife gardening
14 Comments
#WildWednesday – The long and the short of it
This year’s winner, at least in my own counting for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch (end of January), was the Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus. They also happen to be my favourite of our regular visiting birds. Long-tailed tits are a … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged #WildWednesday, aegithalos caudatus, birds, long-tailed tit, nature, Photography, wildlife gardening
19 Comments
#Wild Wednesday: I spy … a Stonechat
On one of my daily walks this week I noticed an unusual bird in a row of ash trees planted alongside the road. It was hopping from tree to tree, always just ahead of me, rather like a robin would … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife
Tagged #WildWednesday, birds, countryside, Photography, Saxicola rubicola, Stonechat, Wildlife
17 Comments