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Friday Flyers

Some of the winged beings seen during our walk on 27th May 2026. Enjoy. ๐Ÿ”ผ Painted Lady, flying in abundance this year!!!ย ๐Ÿ”ฝ ๐Ÿ”ผ Red Admiral, posingย ๐Ÿ”ฝ Green-veined White, lover of the waterways ๐Ÿ”ผ Peacock, trying to hide Two oddities: ๐Ÿ”ผ … Continue reading

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Friday Fliers

A few more photos that overflowed from Tuesday’s post. Theme: Wings! Enjoy From the top, from big fliers to little fliers we have ๐Ÿ”ผ Mute Swanย ๐Ÿ”ฝ Canadian Geese ๐Ÿ”ผ Egyptian/Spectacle Gooseย ๐Ÿ”ฝ Song Thrush ๐Ÿ”ผ Painted Ladyย ๐Ÿ”ฝ Female Common Blue Damselfly … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats: Wood and Water

A closer look at our walk on 23rd February 2026. Enjoy ๐Ÿ”ผ Elder leaves, amongst the earliest arrivals ๐Ÿ”ฝ beech roots after serious soil erosion ๐Ÿ”ผ Snowdrops. I could fill pages with the photos I took of snowdrops but I’m … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats: Flowers of the Arable Lands

A selection of (mostly) flower photos from our walk on 23rd June 2025. Enjoy. Pink bramble flowers now are replacing the dog rose, whose days, alas have gone. Two yellow flowers ๐Ÿ”ผ Weld (though it might be wild mignonette) ๐Ÿ”ฝ … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats: June Flowers and Bits

A miscellany of photos taken during our walk on 14th June 2025. Enjoy Evidence of last night’s rain! ๐Ÿ”ผ๐Ÿ”ฝ Foxgloves now replace the bluebells, but their season is nearly done This white froth is a head of elder flowers (grandma … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats: More Whitlingham Shots

A miscellany of the photos I took at Whitlingham on 4th June 2025. Enjoy Pretty wayside blossoms of the blackberry bramble ๐Ÿ”ผ A bee enjoying the pollen on offer ๐Ÿ”ผ๐Ÿ”ฝ and a shield bug. At this point I’m thinking insects … Continue reading

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