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12 May 2021

Devotion

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I reached our 32nd wedding anniversary today – a feat which at the very least has spared two other people three decades and a bit of having to live with either of us. We went for a walk … Continued

8 May 2021

Hybrid

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’m feeling a little rough today, following my second dose of CV19 vaccine – which is to say, profoundly tired, with a headache and a slightly sore throat. None of which is a surprise, and I’ll take it any day … Continued

7 May 2021

Ambitious

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

“That’s never going to happen,” said the woman with the binoculars, who was sitting a few metres further along the bank from where I was standing. “Not in a month of Sundays,” I agreed. We were both wrong, as it … Continued

5 May 2021

Raven

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After I put this photo up in a bird forum to check that I wasn’t deluding myself about the identification, my notifications went wild: birders, it seems, love a raven. I’m fairly keen on them myself, though if I had … Continued

4 May 2021

Floof

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went to Stratford this morning to run several errands, most of which were unsuccessful. We also got rained on, more than once, and I was almost blown into the Bancroft Basin while taking today’s photos. So it … Continued

30 Apr 2021

Love

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’ve been so busy recently that seven weeks have somehow slipped past since my last visit to Compton Verney, but I managed to remedy that situation this morning, and spent three happy hours at the lake. Few things unscramble my … Continued

28 Apr 2021

Babe

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’ve never understood the whole ‘ugly duckling’ thing: I think cygnets are prettier than ducklings, though that may be partly because I prefer grey to yellow. They’re especially cute at close quarters, when they look like an explosion in a … Continued

26 Apr 2021

Calculation

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

H and S set off northwards this morning, and R and I found ourselves feeling a little sad and deflated after the excitement of the weekend, so we went off to Stratford for a walk along the river and a … Continued

19 Apr 2021

Grounded

by JDO | posted in: Invertebrates, My garden, Sawflies, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

R and I went for a walk at Charlecote this morning, where the weather was glorious. The fallow bucks are shedding their antlers, and the does (many of them pregnant) are gathering in bigger groups than I’ve ever seen before. … Continued

11 Apr 2021

Pop-up

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Flowers and plants, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

We had all the weather today: frost, snow, hail, biting north-westerly winds, and short spells of deceptively bright sunshine, which repeatedly tricked me into thinking that it was a good idea to go out looking for insects – only to … Continued

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