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Garden Tweets
- A male brambling in an otherwise quiet garden yesterday. https://t.co/uA0J4hzvDh 1 week ago
- Blue tits in the garden getting an early start! https://t.co/9byeany9x0 3 weeks ago
- Frogspawn in the smaller, warmer pond, and a single common newt. Spring 😊 https://t.co/BQeXnyUjkx 1 month ago
- Windy in my Shropshire garden today! https://t.co/hFGW8GGhmF 1 month ago
- Bluebell leaves in the garden this morning. Spring on its way. https://t.co/wYeIjpKI2X 1 month ago
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Tag Archives: Insects
Hungry Dragonflies…….
As the weather has warmed up (and it stopped raining!) in the last couple of weeks, the garden has been transformed. Suddenly we have masses of dragonflies including four species of colourful hawkers, plus lots of ruddy darters and other … Continue reading
Posted in Dragonflies, Garden Wildlife, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged Garden ponds, gardening, Insects, wildlife gardening
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A butterfly’s nightmare…..
With the weather continuing to be wet and cold the wildlife in the garden here is struggling. Butterflies in particular are few and far between and I am amazed that ringlets and meadow browns appear over the meadow at all. … Continue reading
Posted in Butterflies, Garden Wildlife, Gardening, Meadows, Wildflowers, Wildlife Gardening
Tagged birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, garden birds, gardening, Insects, wildlife gardening
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Back home to The Crib…..
The first bumblebees of spring are always a delight. These queens have spent the harsh winter months under the ground, usually in a small chamber which they excavate in the autumn, and they are awoken by a rise in temperature. … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Wildlife, Gardening, Wildlife Gardening, winter gardening
Tagged Bumblebees, gardening, Insects, spring, wildlife gardening
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