‘And the warbling starch collared wood-pigeon… settles’ #birds

Posted by on Sep 6, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Birds, Pigeon, September | 0 comments

Bird, Wood Pigeon, September 2015

 

From Just Sunday Morn by Karen Deeks. (more…)

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September shaft of sunlight #nature

Posted by on Sep 5, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, General, Pond, September | 0 comments

 

 

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Noon by the pond. (more…)

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Brer Fox

Posted by on Oct 6, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Fauna, Fox, September | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna. Fox, October 2014

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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Thinking of Tom

Posted by on Oct 5, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Dandelion, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dandelion, September 2014

 

Always sunny. (more…)

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Harvestman

Posted by on Oct 4, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Harvestmen, Holly, Provisional identification, September, Spider, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Arachnids, Harvestmen, September 2014

 

A Harvestman, sp.Opiliones, possibly Leiobunum rotundum. (more…)

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Pleasant surprise

Posted by on Oct 3, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, September, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, September 2014

 

The fruit of the Spindle, which led to the discovery of a second Euonymus europaea in the wood. (more…)

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‘Be kind and tender to the Frog’

Posted by on Oct 2, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, Autumn, Common Frog, September | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Frog, September 2014

 

From The Frog by Hilaire Belloc. (more…)

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Hawthorn jelly

Posted by on Oct 1, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Hawthorn, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, September 2014

 

Never tried this recipe but one day … (more…)

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Still active

Posted by on Sep 30, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, September 2014

 

Didn’t see any other butterflies but there were several Speckled Woods taking advantage of the sun. (more…)

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“The jewels of Halloween”

Posted by on Sep 29, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, September 2014

 

A lovely description of Black Bryony, Tamus communis, by Paul Evans. (more…)

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King Alfred’s Cakes and other fungi

Posted by on Sep 28, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Birch Polypore, Cramp Balls, Fungi, Provisional identification, September, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Cramp Balls, September 2014

 

Daldinia concentrica, also known as Cramp Ball and Coal Fungus. (more…)

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Orb web spider

Posted by on Sep 27, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, September, Spider, Unidentified | 1 comment

 

 

Spider, unidentified, September 2014

 

Spider of sp.Araneidae making a web in a thistle. (more…)

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