Category Archives: Animals

Garden Wildlife – Part 10 Badger faces and tails

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

I quite often get asked how I individually identify my local badgers. It isn’t the easiest thing especially this time of year as I haven’t seen them as much over the winter and new wounds and marks appear. I’ve had … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 9 Bluebells

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

In my garden, we have a mixture of Spanish bluebells that were there when my parents bought the house and native bluebells, neither of which have flowered yet, but out on my walk today I spotted the first flowering Bluebells … Continue reading →

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Garden wildlife – Part 6 Foxes

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

Living in the countryside our local foxes run the gauntlet of fast traffic down country lanes and the gamekeepers gun, I’m glad to offer a safe place in our garden. My local vixen hasn’t visited for a week or more, … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife- Part 5 Ladybirds

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

Very short blog today as I’ve been really busy with college work, but did manage to get out in the garden to take a couple of photos of ladybirds. There are 46 different Ladybird species in the UK. 27 of … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife – Part 4 Jackdaws

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

Jackdaws are pretty common birds and because of this they are easy to ignore, but if you look closely at their bright blue eyes and purple sheen to their feathers, they are quite stunning. Jackdaws are also interesting to watch, … Continue reading →

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Garden wildlife – Part 3 Long tailed tit

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

Another sunny, warm (ish) day in the garden today. Plenty of things to see, from butterflies including a Brimstone and a couple of Peacocks Overhead the Buzzards and Red Kites were riding the thermals, and over the fence I could … Continue reading →

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Garden wildlife – Part 2 Peacock butterfly

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

The temperature hit 13 degrees celsius afternoon and a few butterflies were out and about. Firstly, a Brimstone flew over the garden. Around 3pm a Comma butterfly fluttered around but didn’t settle, then in floated this Peacock butterfly, which settled … Continue reading →

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