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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Day 28 of 30 Days Wild – Foxes
It was fascinating to watch this fox stalking. It lay in the grass with only its ears twitching every so often. Occasionally the fox would raise its head then slowly lower it to the ground. After about 10 minutes it … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Animals, fox, mammals, nature, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged 30 Days Wild, fox, mammals, nature, wildlife
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Day 27 of 30 Days Wild – Strawberry moon
As it was so hot yesterday our dogs didn’t get their last walk until quite late. It was perfect out in the field, to walk around while the moon rose up from behind the wood. We could hear the Little … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Local patch, Moon, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged 30 Days Wild, Blogging, dog walk, Environment, Full moon, nature, Saturn
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Day 26 of 30 Days Wild – Longhorn beetles
It’s great when you come across something you have never noticed before. There are 69 species of Longhorn beetles in Britain and I probably walk passed plenty every day while out taking photos, but I’ve never really stopped and looked … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Environment, hedgerows, insects, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged 30 Days Wild, beetles, Environment, Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle, insects, nature, Oxfordshire, Spotted longhorn beetle, Uk nature, Wildflowers, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Day 25 of 30 Days Wild – Water
With the weather forecast for the week ahead full of sunny, dry days and temperatures around Oxfordshire of 26 to 28 degrees, it is important to put of water for birds and animals. It doesn’t have to be an expensive … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, birds, Blogging, Environment, garden, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Weather, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged birdbath, birds, garden, heatwave, magpie, nature, nature photography, water, Weather, wildlife, Wildlife photography, wood pigeon
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Day 24 of 30 Days Wild – pond dipping
Just under a year ago we built a pond in our garden. It has many visitors that use it to drink from, but today we thought we would find out what lived in the pond. Sadly no tadpoles yet, but … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, garden, nature, photography, Ponds, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged 30 Days Wild, garden wildlife, nature, pond dipping, pond skater, pond snail, water boatman, water louse, wigglies, wildlife
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Day 23 of 30 Days Wild – Revision in the garden
My end of year exams start on Monday, so a lot of time has been taken up revising. I’m not sure revising out in the garden is the best idea for me as I keep getting distracted by all the … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, birds, garden, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged 30 Days Wild, Blue tit, Butterfly, garden, GCSE, Meadow Brown, nature, Oxfordshire, snail, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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Day 22 of 30 Days Wild – Badger comeback
Around five years a badger sett that I knew of in Oxfordshire was destroyed by badger baiters. I won’t give any details, but it was horrific and very upsetting. Every so often I go back and check up on the … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Animals, Badgers, Blogging, mammals, nature, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime
Tagged 30 Days Wild, Badger, Badger sett, Environment, wildlife, Wildlife Crime
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Day 21 of 30 Days Wild – Citizen science
For Day 21 of 30 Days Wild I joined lots of other citizen scientists around the UK sampling the air for background fungal spores, to monitor for resistance to azole fungicide drugs. At 8am this morning I put the air … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days Wild, Blogging, Citizen science, Environment, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, science, survey, Uncategorized
Tagged 30 Days Wild, air sample, Aspergillosis, Citizen science, Environment, fungal spores, nature
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Day 20 Of 30 Days Wild – Ladybirds
For one of the 30 Days Wild two years ago I did a blog about Ladybirds https://appletonwildlifediary.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/look-for-ladybirds-day-8-30-days-wild/ On that day I found at least six different types of ladybird. Today I could only find Harlequin ladybirds. The Harlequin ladybird is … Continue reading
If you go down to the woods today – June 2018
Day 19 of 30 Days Wild was a walk around the woods. I write a 50 word account about my local woods each month for our Parish website If you go down to the woods today two plants are very … Continue reading
