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Image Taken on 20 Oct 2010
at 16:54 Image of day on 15 Dec 2010
A flock of about 30 goldfinches is often about the plot enjoying
the catkins. They are very skittish and you have to be slow and
patient for them to ignore humans. Here the flock is arriving at
a silver birch.
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Ref: 20101215_df1_20101020_1654_099 flock of about 30 goldfinches landing in top of silver birch 2 of 8 (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Oct 2010
at 16:55 Image of day on 15 Dec 2010
Now they have all landed in this one tree there seem to be more goldfinches
than tree! (genuine single frame).
The endless twittering of these flocks is a delight.
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Ref: 20101215_df1_20101020_1655_126 flock of about 30 goldfinches landing in top of silver birch 8 of 8 (crop)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 29 Sep 2011
at 13:33 Image of day on 13 Nov 2011
The Angle Shades Moth is very common, but doesn't normally oblige
with flying on request for the camera!
 in flight with autumn hawthorn leaves (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20111113_da1_20110929_1333_100+1447_246_ft1 angle shades moth (phlogophora meticulosa) in flight with autumn hawthorn leaves (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image of day on 04 Jun 2006
Lots of people get confused between blossoming of Blackthorn
(before leaves) & Hawthorn (with leaves). This animated image
switches between the two using exactly the same view a month apart.
The dates are in the bottom right corner.
Note also the emergence of Leaves, Cow Parsley, and Buttercups.
Ref: 20060604_blackthorn-hawthorn 512 anim.gif
Image Taken on 06 May 2008
at 17:59 Image of day on 19 May 2008
The apple blossom this year has been prolific. Distant shots never
seem to capture the feel, so here is a closer sample.
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Ref: 20080519_p34_20080506_1759_986 apple blossom(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 06 May 2010
at 16:20 Image of day on 16 Jun 2010
Very fine year for apple blossom now it has finally made it out.
But no hum of bees to go with it - 'silent spring' in this
regard.
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Ref: 20100616_p34_20100506_1620_877 apple blossom (orig)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 11 May 2006
at 15:47 Image of day on 20 May 2006
More detail of another apple tree's blossom.
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Ref: 20060520_p32_20060511_1547_799 apple blossom in orchard(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Apr 2011
at 13:05 Image of day on 14 May 2011
7-spot ladybirds still dominate - haven't seen a Harlequin yet
this year that we can remember. Here it is adding a little spot
of red to the beautiful apple blossom.
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Ref: 20110514_p34_20110417_1305_346 apple blossom with ladybird(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Nov 2006
at 10:39 Image of day on 30 Nov 2006
A detail of the ash tree from yesterdays image taken from
the ground. The Ash trees have only been mature enough to seed
in the last year or so we don't know when they will drop
- rather wait and see than look it up!.
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Ref: 20061130_p34_20061126_1039_407 ash branch seq (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Sep 2006
at 12:47 Image of day on 23 Sep 2006
The ash tree on the 'island' outside the kitchen window now has
a lovely show of green/yellow seed heads. At night when we look
out with a powerful torch these positively glow compared to the
leaves.
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Ref: 20060923_p32_20060910_1247_199 ash seeds(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 25 May 2009
at 16:13 Image of day on 23 Jun 2009
Most blue damselflies here are the Azure species - a beautiful
rich blue.
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Ref: 20090623_d01_20090525_1613_175+1631_209 ft1 azure damselfly in flight with willow sapling (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 24 Aug 2011
at 20:07 Image of day on 12 Oct 2011
Rabbits are so twee when young ...
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Ref: 20111012_d45_20110824_2007_272_fb1 baby rabbit with small plums (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 19 Jul 2010
at 15:01 Image of day on 30 Aug 2010
And how she might appear in flight if your eyes could capture an
image at the approximately 0.03 mS flash duration.
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Ref: 20100830_da1_20100719_1501_012+1552_107_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly female in flight with hawthorn twig (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 14 Jul 2010
at 17:47 Image of day on 25 Aug 2010
A female Banded Demoiselle damselfly decorating the blackthorn
hedge at our North east boundary.
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Ref: 20100825_df1_20100714_1747_222 banded demoiselle damselfly female on blackthorn hedge (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Jul 2010
at 11:52 Image of day on 05 Aug 2010
A few days later we got our first sight of the year of the
ladies, this one photographed at rest in the sunshine, catching
the light unusually well.
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Ref: 20100805_df1_20100703_1152_024 banded demoiselle damselfly female on blackthorn hedge in sunlight (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Jun 2010
at 14:17 Image of day on 05 Aug 2010
We have been seeing male Banded demoiselles damselflies
fluttering around the sunlit hedges for a few days. Here is one
brought in for a little photo session.
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Ref: 20100805_da1_20100630_1417_001+1444_036_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly male in flight with blackthorn twig (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 29 Jun 2009
at 11:24 Image of day on 03 Aug 2009
The female Banded Demoiselle does not have the band on her wings
that her mate does. The sheen on the abdomen is exquisite with a
greener tinge than the males. In the recent warm days a 25m grass
strip between hedges has become a wonderland of these beauties -
about 4 males and a couple of females flutter gently around you
as you walk slowly along the path.
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Ref: 20090803_da1_20090629_1124_038+1136_082 ft1 banded demoiselle female in flight with blackthorn leaves (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 29 Jun 2009
at 11:41 Image of day on 03 Aug 2009
The edges of the 4 wings are so nearly aligned that they almost
look like shadows.
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Ref: 20090803_da1_20090629_1141_099 ft1 banded demoiselle female on blackthorn leaf (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Jun 2011
at 12:56 Image of day on 12 Aug 2011
The first couple of warm days at last brought out the Odonata
(Dragonflies and Damselfies).
This Banded Demoiselle damselfly male flying along in all his glory.
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Ref: 20110812_da1_20110626_1256_110+1307_145_ft1 banded demoiselle male in flight with hawthorn twig (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Jan 2012
at 16:34 Image of day on 28 Jan 2012
A bank vole looking under the side of the stone to see what the
mice might have missed.
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Ref: 20120128_d45_20120103_1634_086_fb1 bank vole against red apple(r+mb id@768).jpg
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