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Canoodling
9 Jan 2025

Canoodling

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

They look so furious all that time that it’s often not easy to decide whether birds of prey are indulging in conflict or courtship, but given the time of year, and the fact that this pair of Buzzards had been … Continued

bird, Buteo buteo, Buzzard, Cotswolds, courtship, flight, flock, Golden Plover, hawthorn, owl field, Pluvialis apricaria
Come hither
28 Apr 2024

Come hither

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

After handing the Boy Wonder back to his father in the car park at Slimbridge, I went in search of coffee and birds. The coffee, as per, was pretty grim, but the birds were good, even though I didn’t manage … Continued

bird, copulation, courtship, Haematopus ostralegus, oystercatcher, Slimbridge, wader, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Playtime
17 Feb 2024

Playtime

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Family life, Gloucestershire | 0

R and I took temporary possession of the Boy Wonder in the car park at Slimbridge this morning. He was still obviously a bit viral – wan, taciturn, and more fragile and contrary than usual – but offered the choice … Continued

bird, Bucephala clangula, courtship, duck, Goldeneye, Slimbridge, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Enticing
10 Apr 2023

Enticing

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

One of our near neighbours has a dovecote – and I don’t mean one of those white, hexagonal affairs on a stick. His is a large, circular, building of blue lias stone, with a stone tiled roof, dating back several … Continued

bird bath, Columba livia, Columba oenas, courtship, dove, Feral Pigeon, garden, hybrid, stock dove
Guardian
24 Mar 2023

Guardian

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

I did far too much gardening today, tidying one of the long borders in the back garden and the soft fruit bed in the secret garden. I then snapped and snarled at R when he got home from running errands, … Continued

Anthophora plumipes, bee, courtship, flower, garden, Hairy Footed Flower Bee, solitary bee, sweet violet, Viola odorata, wild flower
Mono Monday: Spring
20 Mar 2023

Mono Monday: Spring

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Spring has sprung, The grass is ris, I wonder where the birdies is? R and I went to Stratford this morning, on an overcast and showery spring equinox. The river was almost devoid of birds, the black-headed gulls having left … Continued

Avon, bird, bird porn, copulation, courtship, Cygnus olor, equinox, mono, mute swan, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan, TSAI
Cuddlin’
7 Mar 2023

Cuddlin’

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

This is almost what you might be thinking it is – but not quite. The upper bird here is the female of this pair – smaller and slighter, and with slightly different markings, than the male beneath her. About forty … Continued

bird, Compton Verney, courtship, Great Crested Grebe, lake, Podiceps cristatus, reed bed
Passion
10 Sep 2021

Passion

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

Having posted the sad sight of a predated ivy bee yesterday, I’m happy to be able to bring you a couple today that were very much alive. I took a lunchtime walk around the hedgerows in the village, and found … Continued

bee, Colletes hederae, courtship, flower, hedgerow, ivy, ivy bee, plasterer bee, solitary bee, wild flower
No means no
19 May 2021

No means no

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

R and I began the day with a walk at Croome. It was sunny, and fairly warm, though still changeable: some dramatic weather blew through from the Malverns while we were there, forcing us to seek temporary shelter. As well … Continued

Anthocharis cardamines, butterfly, courtship, Croome, flight, National Trust, NT Croome, orange tip
Love
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

bird, Compton Verney, courtship, Great Crested Grebe, lake, Podiceps cristatus

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