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- Busy first day 2019
- Last photos of 2018
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- How often does a badger change its bed?
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- UK Blog Awards: Nature and Wildlife
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- Fallow deer rescue
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- October Starlings
- Problem solving Woodpecker
- Small mammal survey 2018
- The Lost Words – in photos
- AFON – The People’s Walk for Wildlife
- Autumn mornings and evenings
- Snow Geese
- Wordless Wednesday
- The People’s Walk For Wildlife
- The geese return.
- Squares in the field
- Interesting morning at O.U.M.N.H
- Snorkelling at Bembridge
- Rockpooling – Isle of Wight
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- Big Butterfly Count – wildflower meadow
- Big Butterfly Count 2018 – Garden
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- Day 22 of 30 Days Wild – Badger comeback
- Day 21 of 30 Days Wild – Citizen science
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- If you go down to the woods today – June 2018
- Day 18 of 30 Days Wild – Evening walk
- Day 17 of 30 days Wild – Roadside verges.
- Day 16 of 30 days Wild – 30 seconds
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- Day 14 of 30 Days Wild – insects
- Day 13 of 30 Days Wild – stalking lizards
- Day 12 of 30 Days Wild – Different perspective
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- Day 10 of 30 days Wild – learning about badger setts
- Day 9 of 30 Days Wild – update on rescued seal
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- Day 6 of 30 Days Wild – Visit a bird hide
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Category Archives: Autumn
Autumn colours
Autumn is a time for spectacular colours, the oranges, reds and yellows suddenly burst through just as the countryside seems to be getting dull and grey. At the end of a dark and damp afternoon I went for a walk … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, birds, Blogging, Environment, Fungi, Local patch, nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Woodland
Tagged Autumn, Fieldfares, Fungi, Hawthorn, leaves, nature, Starlings, wildlife, woodlands
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October Starlings
On the nearby wires, pylons and chimney pots the Starlings are starting to gather. During the late afternoon their chattering and squabbling gets louder and louder. Occasionally one will swoop down to drink from the pond, followed by more and … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, birds, Blogging, Environment, garden, Local patch, nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged birds, garden, Local patch, nature, Oxfordshire, Starlings, wildlife
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Problem solving Woodpecker
How do you open a Hazel nut which keeps rolling around? This Great Spotted Woodpecker has a smart idea. He frequently brings over a nut, places it in a crack in the telegraph pole to hold it still, before hammering … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, birds, garden, Local patch, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography
Tagged Autumn, birds, Blogging, garden wildlife, Great spotted woodpecker, Hazelnut, nature, nature photography, Uk wildlife
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Autumn mornings and evenings
This time of year is absolutely stunning, with dew covered cobwebs, amazing sunrises and sunsets, the heavy hanging full moon and beautiful morning mists.
Posted in Animals, Autumn, birds, Blogging, Butterfly, Environment, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife photography
Tagged Autumn, Canon, Heron, nature, photography, Red admiral butterfly, Spider, wild hops, wildflower meadow, Wildlife photography
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Snow Geese
As I mentioned in a previous blog, now Autumn is here, the geese are arriving each evening in the nearby field. Amongst all of the Canada geese, which noisily swoop in, are two Snow geese. Snow geese are smaller than … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Autumn, birds, Blogging, Local patch, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Autumn, birds, Local patch, nature, Snow geese, wildlife
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The geese return.
This week it’s back to school for me. It’s my GCSE year so expect less blogging as my exams get closer and close. Autumn is definitely on its way, it was dark by just after 8pm last night and the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Autumn, birds, Blogging, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife photography
Tagged Autumn, birds, Canada geese, Local patch, nature, Sunset, wildlife
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