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- Birds and cricket January 24, 2021
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A garden kingfisher
Sadly no photo to accompany this as it was over in seconds, but I was delighted to see a kingfisher in the garden today.
Winter wildfowl and waders
One area in which I’ve been very fortunate throughout the past year is that my work means I get to drive out to green spaces when most people are locked down. It is a privilege that I’m very aware of. … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Yorkshire
Tagged godwit, lapwing, North Cave, north cave wetlands, redshank, robin, snipe, wigeon. teal, yorkshire, yorkshire wildlife trust
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What we’ve lost and what we’ve gained
It has been an interesting first couple of weeks at home in 2021. Some birds are notable by their absence, while others have appeared for the first time.
Growing blackbirds and more ice
If you have a garden, a yard with a few pots, or even just a window box, you will be familiar with the “I didn’t plant that” sensation. Today I had an interesting variation on that, in a pot with … Continue reading
On thin ice
I apologise for continuing to post these quick, single image posts of a frozen or thawing pond. But it’s my blog, and I find the variation in the patterns fascinating!
Meltwaters
It has taken less than 24 hours for the ice that covered the garden pond to dwindle to a thin floating pane.
Footprints in the ice
The ice on the pond took some snow, then re-froze. This had the effect of preserving some footprints.
Frozen roses
I was a little lackadaisical in the autumn and managed to leave a few rose buds in place over winter. That has created a couple of really interesting visual features in the garden.
