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Quote of the day:
“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
~ Andrew Marvell
Forage in October for:
Sweet Chestnuts, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hops, Walnuts, Haws (Hawthorn berries), Wild Strawberries, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Rowan Berries
Tag Archives: Fieldfare
Wordless Wednesday – The last apples and the fieldfare
Posted in birds, Wordless
Tagged birds, crab apples, Fieldfare, John Downie, migratory birds, Turdus pilaris, Wildlife, Winter visitors
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Wildlife Wednesday – And then there were none
I am talking about holly berries here. Two weeks ago I had a hedge full of shiny red berries, but now it is completely green, denuded of its fruit. At some point last week I noticed movement amongst the branches … Continue reading
Posted in birds, fruit, Wildlife
Tagged birds, Fieldfare, Gardening, Holly, Mistle thrush, nature, Photography, Thrushes
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