In these early, still nippy, Spring days, some of us just can't wait for the warmer temps to arrive to enjoy the simple outdoor pleasures.
What’s flowering in the garden 7th April 2020 -BBC Radio #SowAlong #BBCRadioSowAlong — Bramble Garden
https://video.wordpress.com/embed/ZX0y1syj?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 If you have been listening in to Gardens Hour on Wednesdays on BBC Radio Leicester, you’ll have heard our ‘ten minute tips’ recorded in Ben Jackson’s garden. I always come home and plant the same varieties in my windswept country garden. Ben’s plot is in a lovely sheltered walled garden in a village. His …
Want to Stop the Next Pandemic? Start Protecting Wildlife Habitats — TIME
(Bloomberg) — There are four critical facets of pandemic prevention, according to Lee Hannah, senior scientist at Conservation International. Three of them make immediate sense against the backdrop of our current emergency: stockpile masks and respirators; have testing infrastructure ready; and ban the global wildlife trade, including the open animal markets where COVID-19 may have… via …
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Mochuelo Conejo/Burrowing Owl/Athene cunicularia — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.112
Foto: Julian ZuletaNombre en español: Mochuelo Conejo Nombre en inglés: Burrowing Owl Nombre científico: Athene cunicularia Familia: Strigidae Canto: Andrew SpencerDescripción Anteriormente clasificada en el género Speotyto. Es un búho diurno, bastante gregario y propio de áreas abiertas. En la mitología griega Athene era la diosa de la sabiduría, la guerra y las artes liberales …
White-winged Dove On A Budding Saguaro — Signs Of Summer — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Although I’ve temporarily ceased my automobile-based wildlife hunts, I haven’t by any means quit looking for images to post. In recent days I’ve been taking long, solitary walks in our neighborhood, looking for wildlife to photograph. Our […] …
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Azaleas In Flower — Susan Rushton
My sweetheart calls Azaleas ‘party girls’, because they burst into flower, divert our attention from everything around them, drop their flowers and then leave things looking a bit boring. His words, not mine! But while they last… via Azaleas In Flower — Susan Rushton
Teeming Tadpoles — Peter’s Photo Journal
The tadpoles are growing fast feeding on the algae in the garden pond. Double-click image for a closer look. © Peter Hillman ♦ 8th April 2020 ♦ Rear garden, Staffordshire ♦ Nikon D7200 via Teeming Tadpoles — Peter's Photo Journal
Reflections — Montana Rose Photography
I have sat down to write a blog post close to a hundred times. I type it and then change my mind over and over again. I have sat down to write a blog post a handful of times. Typed it up, posted it, and then deleted it. I say a handful of times, but […] …
83 – The Tooth Fairy — The Postal Adventures of Morris Mouse
Dear Lucy, Apologies for not having written in a while, what with the winter floodings causing havoc around the village I’ve not found a great deal of time with which to keep up my correspondence. After numerous council meetings, following a persistent series of strongly worded but polite letters and crayon drawings from the […] via …
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Bad Hair Day: Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That! — Through Open Lens
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 200. Red-breasted Mergansers Can February March? No, but April May. Interesting Fact:Red-breasted Mergansers nest along forested riverbanks, marsh edges, lakeshores, coastal islands, and sandy shores with vegetation. They are never far from water. Female Red-breasted Mergansers select a spot on the ground under dense cover from low tree branches, fallen logs, or […] …
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