Monthly Archives: October 2011

Bramblings and bumblebees……

Posted on October 31, 2011 by wildlifegardening

I find this an odd time of year in my garden.  There are still late summer flowers  in bloom at the moment including pink Cosmos, Verbena and a few sweet peas, yet we have had our first brambling on the feeders … Continue reading →

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Kites in Shropshire…..

Posted on October 25, 2011 by wildlifegardening

There are certain birds I love to see around my garden (even if they are not actually in it) and one of those is the red kite. In my previous Oxfordshire home the kite was a common sighting overhead, with … Continue reading →

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Autumn visitors…….

Posted on October 18, 2011 by wildlifegardening

Coming home to a garden devoid of birds is always a worry.  The feeders are all empty and the birds have abandoned my garden for other reliable sources of food – and who can blame them?  Luckily it only takes … Continue reading →

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A warmer garden……..

Posted on October 12, 2011 by wildlifegardening

Once again I have been marvelling at the wildlife in other people’s gardens.  This time it was the formal garden and semi-farmland surrounding a small hotel in Menorca.  There were very familiar species behaving in familiar ways (house sparrows in … Continue reading →

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