I've recently been enjoying using the Merlin app to identify bird sounds. It started when I was walking at Cors Caron in November and there was quite the noise coming from some water birds. They were too far away to see well, but the noise was very distinctive so I got the app and checked… Continue reading Birds
Tag: garden
New visitors
Sometimes you have to go out looking for interesting creatures, but if you're lucky, they'll come to you! Here are 2 visitors that came to my garden recently. One I'd never seen before, and one who has certainly never visited my garden before! Definitely my favourite finds of recent months. This one is an Antler… Continue reading New visitors
Doubled
This week's Lens-Artist Photo Challenge is 'Seeing Double'. Mostly they are talking about reflection, but I'm looking at refraction too. Out in the garden the other day, there were a lot of droplets, like these ones on the Crocosmia flower buds. If you look closely you can see refracted upside-down images of my house in… Continue reading Doubled
May Garden
It's been a while, but I noticed that the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is 'Every little thing', and as I had a potter round my wildlife garden earlier, I thought I'd join in. There are lots of flowers blooming and if you look carefully, lots of bugs and insects around. I also saw a… Continue reading May Garden
Spring 2022
Wow, it has been ages since I last blogged! I took a few pictures today for the first time in a while and thought I'd share them here. So here's a little taste of spring... https://flic.kr/p/2n7bdSa Primrose https://flic.kr/p/2n735vd Willow catkin https://flic.kr/p/2n78wMn Snake's Head Fritillary https://flic.kr/p/2n783dm Snake's Head Fritillary https://flic.kr/p/2n78x2q Snake's Head Fritillary bud (looks like… Continue reading Spring 2022