The local beaver hut is no longer ice-bound, no doubt allowing it's occupants more freedom to get out and about (while respecting social distancing edicts of course).
We’re Baaack
Several v-shaped honking masses flew overhead as I was driving home yesterday morning, luckily I was able to capture some of the action.
Beautiful Blues
With the ice receding at a quicker pace now, and with warmer temperatures upon us, the water and sky are seemingly in a competition to show off their best and most beautiful blue hues.
The Dog Days of… Spring
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
The Northern Herper 
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