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Kew Gardens
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Long Tailed Tits
Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Song thrush
dragonfly

Kew Gardens

There are many folly buildings at Kew Gardens and yesterday I learned that the person who instigated them had a swivel chair installed inside the little domed colonade at the top of the hill near the lake next to the … Continue reading

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Greater Spotted Woodpecker

These Greater Spotted Woodpeckers have become regular visitors in my urban garden, requiring the peanut feeder to be topped up every few days. A messy eater, the woodpecker seemed to be getting through loads of nuts at each visit but … Continue reading

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Long Tailed Tits

I heard that the reason why Long Tailed Tits are becoming much more common is because they are in the process of becoming urbanised. The long tailed tit snuck in at number 10 for the first time in the RSPB … Continue reading

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Greater Spotted Woodpecker

The latest addition to the count of bird species spotted in the garden was his one last week. Not a very useful photo I know, but evidence enough for me and I saw it doing the full woodpecker thing in … Continue reading

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Song thrush

Song Thrush Pair on my Rowan Tree I think this is going to be the first bird blog here since A flock of Geese or Blackcap Warbler, because there’s rarely news and seldom photographs related to the appreciation of wildlife … Continue reading

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dragonfly

dragonfly Originally uploaded by Andy Roberts.   A female ‘Southern Hawker’ laying eggs at the edge of the small garden pond, Sunday afternoon.

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