Category Archives: outdoors

Garden Wildlife – Part 11 Wildflowers

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

The garden today is starting to come alive with wildflowers. In the grass, the flower borders, the gravel and between the cracks in the patio. I was quite surprised by just how many I found in the space of a … Continue reading →

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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 8 Angle shades pupa

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

I came across this pupa in the garden, after doing a bit of research I think it is a pupa for an Angle shades moth. I’m hoping to be able to film it hatching using timelapse. This is a photo … 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 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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Garden wildlife – Part 1 Blue tit

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

Over the next few days, weeks or at least until I run out of species or find something else to do, I’m going to focus on one species, from my garden, each day to encourage people to look closer at … Continue reading →

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