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Baaaaa Humbug
We’re used to seeing horses and cows in the fields nearby, but although we’ve heard some sheep before, we’ve never spotted them in the field…. until now! There was something about the way this particular sheep was munching the grass while staring at us, that was too photogenic to pass up. They didn’t seem to mind the…
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Woodland trail
A slightly clearer pathway for today, although you do have to be careful of the stinging nettles on each side. The tree to the right seemed to be chirping – as we got closer, lots of small birds flew from the hedgerow on the left, into that tree. They hid behind the leaves, so I’m not…
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Hunting for worms
Either this Blackbird was very comfortable around humans, or just particularly hungry. He was carrying what looked like a worm in his beak, but still kept on rummaging around in the grass verge. As we walked past, he flew into a nearby hedgerow, but returned to the grass verge once we’d passed. I’m guessing he had youngsters to…
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Another day, yet another Buzzard!
It certainly didn’t sound like a Buzzard – more like a seagull with a sore throat, but when it flew over, it certainly looked like a Buzzard! I didn’t catch a photo of it at that point, but I heard it again later on, and despite the strong wind trying to blow me over, I was able to…
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Bird of Prey – not sure which one
I’m not 100% certain what bird of prey this is. I had thought it was a Buzzard, but the wing tips aren’t held out like ‘fingers’ in quite the same way. I’ve lightened the photos to see a bit more of the colouring, and it is looking quite Buzzard-like, although it was quite a distance…
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Blurry Buzzard
Another bird of prey today – back to the Buzzards! They seemed pretty vocal for some reason – I’m not sure if it’s trying to scare off the gulls, or just communicating to another buzzard. I think this one must be moulting – there’s a lot of wing feathers that seem to be missing! At…
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Sparrowhawk or Kestrel?
Spotting this bird circling reasonably high, I took a few photos thinking it was the local Buzzard…. but when I got the photos onto the computer, it was quite clear that the tail is considerably longer than a Buzzard’s. So just what is this bird? I asked on the RSPB community “identify this” forum, and was…
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Red Admiral
Not the most obvious places to spot a Red Admiral, but this particular butterfly seemed quite content to rest on the back of the planter. I’ve not seen many of these butterflies about, so it was surprising to spot one literally just outside the front door! According to UK Safari, Red Admirals love buddleia flowers, but…
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Up to the top of the hill
Continuing from yesterday, I will admit this is the same walk – there were too many different photos to share in just one day’s post! After walking along the trackway and through a field, we neared the top of the hill. This is where decent shoes come in handy – you can just about make…
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Woodland Walk
It’s a good job we’d walked this route before as the pathway has become somewhat overgrown in places! Spotting the beginning of the track is quite challenging: But after a while it opens up and by the time you reach the steps, it’s wide enough for two people to walk side by side. Several saplings…