Tag Archives: Swallows

Wildlife roundup for April – My, what a long tongue you have!

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

All the better to … reach the nectar. Take a look at the length of this tongue for instance: This is the Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) and is a new bee to me this spring. That is not quite … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Wednesday – A sense of hidden things

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

There is plenty of stuff going on in the garden and countryside around here, but with the explosion of new green leaf cover and birds sitting on nests etc. I don’t have that much to actually show. For instance, today … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Wednesday – Long tongues down long throats

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

We’ve spent the summer re-digging the pond on the patio due to a worrying leak, but now it is done. The nine fish are back in it, as are some much reduced baskets of iris, skunk cabbage and marsh marigold. … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Wednesday – Eating with (in)tent

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

Ugh! So not what you want to see, but this is what I found en-route when I went to check on Therfield wild pasque flower colony. Large silk-spun, tented enclosures covering most of the hawthorn bushs on the heath. The … Continue reading →

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The Boys are Back in Town

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

April weather continues to be changeable. Yesterday the day began with a frost, but later temperatures reached the giddy heights of ~18°C. Today there’s been thunder, heavy rain and sunshine. Regardless of all this uncertainty, I saw my first swallows … Continue reading →

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