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Food Supply July

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

‘No Mow May’, turned in to ‘Let it bloom June’, it’s now ‘Food supply July’ . Each year we stop mowing our small front garden for a few months over the summer, starting in May. This year the sparrows have … Continue reading →

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Day 11 – 30 Days Wild – close up

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Catching up with posting on 30 Days Wild Taking a closer look

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Day 10 – 30 Days Wild – Pied wagtail fledglings

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Great to watch a couple of Pied wagtail fledglings hopping from roof top to roof top being fed One of the fledglings was getting pretty hot sat in the sun and was ‘gular fluttering’ which is a bird’s version of … Continue reading →

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Day 9 – 30 days Wild- Light

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Light through the leaves

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Day 3 – 30 Days Wild – Fledglings

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Fledglings are taking over parts of the garden. With blackbirds in the back, blue tits and great tits hoping around in the hedges and the call of young sparrows coming out of next door’s roof. The most special visitors to … Continue reading →

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#Foxoftheday

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Throughout April, on social media, Chris Packham has been encouraging people to celebrate foxes by sharing a Fox of the day photo. I thought I’d put together some photos of foxes I have taken over the past few years.

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Along the Wayfarer’s Walk to Ladle Hill

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

My mum recently read Nicola Chester’s ‘On Gallows Down’ and looking something to do over the Easter weekend, we decided to go for a walk along part of the Wayfarer’s way mentioned in the book. Starting at the White Hill … Continue reading →

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No more BirdFair

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I heard yesterday that the decision not to continue BirdFair was made. BirdFair was an annual festival of all things bird and animal related held each year in August at Rutland Water, affectionately known as the ‘Glastonbury of birdwatching’. I … Continue reading →

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Sparrowhawk

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Alex White - Appletonwild

A commotion in the garden alerted me to the Sparrowhawk that was sitting on top of the bird feeder. All of the sparrows had quickly disappeared into the depths of the hazel hedge but one dove was still waddling around … Continue reading →