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Autumn on the Allotment, Part 2
Two mornings later, as fog creeps across the river and envelops the plot, the boldest robin decides to try and compete with the fox for ‘nature-based encounter of the week’.
Sitting with Sparrowhawks, Part 4
Although the three young sparrowhawks have fledged, the whole family still visits the area around the nest site, so I do, too. It’s also a lovely spot for a quiet, mindful sit – as Claire Thompson describes in her beautifully … Continue reading
A Morning’s Birding at Speke-Garston Coastal Reserve
This morning, the hedgerows around Speke-Garston Coastal Reserve are bouncing with life, with adult goldfinches being chased by and feeding hungry pale-faced fledglings, and whitethroats skulking amidst blackberry thorns, muttering their scratchy call.
Sitting with Sparrowhawks, Part 2
(Photos taken at a distance using a very long lens.) This evening, there is activity in the nest: one juvenile is pulling at a small corpse held in its powerful yellow talons, tearing off … Continue reading
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June Tunes on the Plot
It’s noisy on the allotment: there’s a charm of goldfinch tinkling away, some from my plot and some from next door’s. I’m having a siesta at the back of the plot, and I’m surrounded by liquid runs of notes; the … Continue reading