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Catkins
As the beginning of February unfolds I turn to the corresponding chapter in Stephen Mossβ book Wild Hares and Hummingbirds. The countryside surrounding his home on the Somerset Levels is shrouded in low mists and dripping with damp. He describes … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged catkins, creme egg, hazel, illustration, robin, rooks, roosting, silver birch, song thrush, sparrows, spring, stpehen moss, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, winter
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The ‘quest’
Did you do the RSPB Garden Bird Watch at the weekend? We ummed and ahhed about it but in the end decided it would just be too depressing. Probably quite high on the list of ways to put your child … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged bird feeder, birds, evening class, Garden Birdwatch, hero, illustration, Janis MacKay, logo, quest, RSPB, tennis club, writing
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Wild Hares and Hummingbirds
The sparrows have found our feeders! Granted it took minus temperatures for them to venture into our exposed garden but it’s a start. The hills behind our house were thick with snow this weekend. The trees wore strips of snow … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Wildlife
Tagged bird feeders, birds, blackthorn, children, church yards, gilbert white, gold crest, great tit, illustration, January, landscape, Mark, nature, Random House, seasonality, simplicity, skein, small birds, snow, Somerset, somerset levels, sparrows, Stephen Moss, The Natural History of Selbourne, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, winter, yews
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Inheriting
In a kind of lovely postscript to my last post, I received a brilliant email. I’ll quote a little bit of it: “…just a quick note to say we moved into your old house a month ago and adore your … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged caring, countryside, email, farm, garden, gardening, plants, vegetables
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Five doors down
We’re struggling for birdlife in our garden. I’d started off with great hope. We had a number of visitors over the summer. Granted they were of the townie variety but we’re not fussy. Garden birds are so companionable and we … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Wildlife
Tagged bird feeders, clematis montana, fat balls, garden birds, gardening, hedge sparrows, illustration, magpie, school run, wildlife
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Soaring
We often think of the farm and miss it very much (for new readers, we moved to our current and more urban home in April). We wonder to each other how the kingfisher down by the river fared this year, … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Wildlife
Tagged bank, beech tree, bilberries, boundary, fair, farm, frogs spawn, frost, hill, illustration, kingfisher, plain, reeds, rope swing, rural, scotland, silage, tupping, urban, walk, wood
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Signs of the season
Over the road, over the train line, and over the golf course there is a nature reserve with a lovely flat path going through it, perfect for Little Owl and her bike. The trees are full of catkins, like big … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife
Tagged blue sky, bog, catkins, gulls, illustration, marsh marigolds, nature reserve, nest, rosebay willowherb, scotland, shoes, swan, swifts
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Animal magic
A soft rain has been falling in Scotland since we arrived home. The last of the summer’s flowers are having a final burst before the season is out. Bumblebees cower in amongst the wilting blooms waiting for the showers to … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged animal clips, autumn, beavers, bumble bee, child friendly clips of animals, flowers, kangaroos, koala bear, meerkats, poo, puzzles, sunflower
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