Bee Fly and Primrose #insects #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 13, 2017 in 2017, April, Bee Fly, Bombylius major, Fly, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Flowers, Bee Fly, Primroses, April 2017

 

Bombylius major and Primula vulgaris. (more…)

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False Oxlip #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 12, 2017 in 2017, April, False Oxlip, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, False Oxlip, April 2017

 

Primula veris x vulgaris. (more…)

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“A plant of fairies, best left well alone.”#wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 11, 2017 in 2017, April, Cuckooflower, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Cuckooflower, April 2017

 

Cuckooflower or Lady’s Smock, never knowingly included in a May Day garland, says Baker. (more…)

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‘A cold wind stirs the Blackthorn’ #trees

Posted by on Apr 10, 2017 in 2017, April, Blackthorn, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Blackthorn, April 2017

 

From ‘Endure Hardness‘ by Christina Rossetti. (more…)

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Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 9, 2017 in 2017, April, Flowers, Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, April 2017

 

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. (more…)

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Looking north #nature

Posted by on Apr 8, 2017 in 2017, April, Pond, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, nature, April 2017

 

The pond. (more…)

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Orange Tip #butterflies

Posted by on Apr 7, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Orange Tip, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Orange Tip, April 2017

 

A first Anthocharis cardamines of the year. (more…)

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Bluebell time #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 6, 2017 in 2017, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bluebells, April 2017

 

A first April visit and plenty of Hyacinthoides non-scripta to be seen. (more…)

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Roe Deer by night #wildlife

Posted by on Apr 5, 2017 in 2017, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, March, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Deer, Roe Deer, March 2017

 

Capreolus capreolus hind. (more…)

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Frog #amphibians

Posted by on Apr 4, 2017 in 2017, Amphibians, Common Frog, Fauna, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Frog, March 2017

 

Rana temporaria. (more…)

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Comma #butterflies

Posted by on Apr 3, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Comma, Insects, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Comma, March 2017

 

One of a pair of Polygonia c-album which were sunning themselves. (more…)

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The art of staying still #wildlife

Posted by on Apr 2, 2017 in 2017, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, March, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, March 2017

 

This Roe Deer was startled by our approach, ran a few yards and then stopped to watch and assess. (more…)

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