Been out for a few snaps of the snow, it’s more than I’ve seen for a while. The trees looked magical ❄
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Wildlife
Stonechat close up
We had a number of stonechats in Spain which frequented the garden, giving me ample opportunity to get some good shots. But this one stopped near me while I happened to already have my camera in hand and didn’t mind me gradually getting closer and closer. Even singing a bit while I was taking pictures. You can’t help get the feeling sometimes nature enjoys being watched.
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Signs of spring
A little bit of clearing in the garden today and what do I find? A little bit of spring starting to show through 😍
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Conehead Mantis – small
I even got to see a second conehead mantis, quite a bit smaller and different colour to the large purple one.
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Nasturtium Red
These are lovely plants. Bright, colourful and tasty. Yes, you can eat them! Apparently they have a peppery flavour, of which I haven’t tasted yet. I prefer to plant and leave them for the caterpillars. Small and Large whites absolutely love them. The butterflies lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves, then steadily munch their way through them when they hatch. It’s really cool to see it all happen 🙂
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Blue Monday
For a bit of blue…
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September Spider
I don’t know what type of spider this is, only that it was in the garden in early September. I can’t wait for spring to begin and some colour and life to return.
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Myscelia butterfly
A lovely blue butterfly found in southern North America, Central America, and northern South America. And butterfly farms, which is where I took this pic.
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Bloody-nosed beetle
I have only seen this type of beetle once while out walking in Oxfordshire Countryside I think this was a couple summers ago. Luckily I had my phone for a picture.
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Starling flock (slowmo in the snow)
I went out to film the snowfall in slow motion over the holiday season and as soon as I pressed the record button and looked up, a flock of starlings flew overhead. Lucky timing on my part 🙂
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