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Tag Archives: Wildlife
Wordless Wednesday – Mapping the distribution of Spittlebugs!
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Posted in Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged BRIGIT project, countryside, disease vectors, Photography, Spittlebugs, Wildlife, Xylella fastidiosa, Xylem-feeding insects
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Wildlife Wednesday – Stillness and a cloak of invisibility
So this evening I caught a muntjac strolling around the pear and apple trees, pulling their branches down to eat. Grrr! Then it wandered over to the pond and took a long drink and my heart went out to it, … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged gardenng, Muntjac, Nesting birds, Photography, Robins, Ruby Tiger moth, Wildlife
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Fat bees and fragrant apple blossom
What a wonder our little crab apple tree (Malus ‘John Downie’) on the driveway is! It is covered in a thick snowy crust of pink and white blossom and is humming with the hypnotic sounds of bees and insects, hovering … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Trees, Wildlife
Tagged Apple blossom, Bumblebees, crab apples, Fruit trees, Gardening, honey bees, Photography, Spring, Wildlife
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Wildlife Wednesday – Searching for the last juicy morsels
It has got to the time of year when our natural hedgerow larders are nearly running empty and wildlife is looking for alternatives. Over the last month I’ve noticed occasional scurrying around the olive tree pots under our pergola. Mostly … Continue reading
Posted in birds, The home garden, Wildlife
Tagged Bird feeders, blue tits, Gardening, Photography, Voles, Wildlife
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Big Garden Birdwatch 2019
This weekend is the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2019 (26th-28th January, i.e. it includes Monday, which is an allowance for busy weekends, bad weather and possibly easy school participation I think). Many of us take part in this every year … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged #BigGardenBirdWatch, Bird feeders, birds, Gardens, Photography, RSPB, Wildlife
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Wildlife Wednesday: November – Patient and deadly
Our fish have gone. Our lovely new (and therefore newly stocked) pond has been raided. It shouldn’t have come as a surprise I suppose. I’d even noted a heron flying over the village a few times recently. Then I began … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged birds, Gardening, Grey heron, Photography, predators, Sparrowhawk, Wildlife
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