Spring can now officially begin. The swallows (or a swallow) have arrived in my part of the world. Whilst a single swallow doesn’t make a summer it sure makes a spring! It was an odd trip out for my daily exercise walk; certain abuses of the privilege around the country could curtail any such activityContinue reading “50. (Barn) Swallow”
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46. Chiffchaff
So. Farewell then. Freedom for now, at least most of it. I doubt I can be able to go to my new birding spot, I went twice, it was good, i’ll be back when the crisis dies down. So I’ll have to stick to my local nature reserve and my garden, I’ve chosen the formerContinue reading “46. Chiffchaff”
45. Peacock (butterfly)
The weather is glorious at the moment here in my part of the world; granted I’m spending most of the time (like everyone else should be) inside, but I do take the opportunity to go out and go on a small nature walk most days; I just try and avoid people like the plague (noContinue reading “45. Peacock (butterfly)”
40. Cowslip
It’s actually felt like Spring today. Relatively mild and the wind and rain that has been with us since October (it seems) has relented. I even saw a bumblebee whilst out and about. Alas, I couldn’t identify the species so it won’t be appearing in today’s blog post. I walked around my number 2 patchContinue reading “40. Cowslip”
A Species a Day 