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Quote of the day:
“O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers”
– Anne Brontë
Forage in May for:
Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Dandelions
Tag Archives: Swallows
Wildlife roundup for April – My, what a long tongue you have!
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
Posted in Bees, birds, Wildlife
Tagged bee fly, Gardening, Hairy-footed flower bee, Magpies, Photography, Swallows, Tawny mining bee, wildlife gardening
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Wildlife Wednesday – A sense of hidden things
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
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged countryside, Gardening, Lizards, Muntjac, Orange-tip butterfly, Photography, St Mark's fly, Swallows
21 Comments
Wildlife Wednesday – Long tongues down long throats
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
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged Bumblebees, butterflies, Gardening, Photography, spiders, Swallows
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Wildlife Wednesday – Eating with (in)tent
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
Posted in birds, Nature, Spring, Wildlife
Tagged 22-spotted ladybird, bee fly, caterpillars, Photography, Swallows
20 Comments
The Boys are Back in Town
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
Posted in birds, Nature, Spring, Wildlife, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Gardening, Hirundo rustica, Migration, Swallows
19 Comments