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Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 25 6:34 am Post subject:
We went through the New Forest yesterday, and the gorse was a mass of yellow flower. Must smell amazing, but as we were in the car we couldn't smell it. Ended up in Dorset, and the bluebells are starting to form a blue haze over the leaves, although only a few fully in flower yet.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9088
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 25 8:19 am Post subject:
The mare's tail has started poking up in my garden...just leaves not spore heads

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16306

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 25 8:01 am Post subject:
Son suffers from that in his garden, but fortunately we have never had it. There was a great tit around the yard being very vocal and think it might have a nest in a fore end loader frame. There have been other birds nest in there in past years, so wouldn't be surprised.

Florence

Joined: 15 Mar 2025
Posts: 38

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 25 10:23 am Post subject:
The blackbirds here are playing chase.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9088
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 25 6:17 pm Post subject:
A pair of Goldfinches in the garden ❤️

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43919
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 25 10:39 am Post subject:
goldfinches are delightful to watch

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9088
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 25 6:58 am Post subject:
Especially when they sit on the washing line and shout at the cat on the path from eight foot up...

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43919
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 25 11:13 am Post subject:

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 25 11:16 am Post subject:
a male blackbird has just arrived, first one since the heatstroke demise of the bracks he checked things ,water food security etc and pottered off again he will be back

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16306

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 25 7:29 am Post subject:

I went for a walk through the main part of the wood yesterday, both to put some signs up and to get some pictures for a talk I am giving. It is really beautiful at the moment. Some of the leaves are coming out, the bluebells are at their best at the royal blue stage, there are lots of violets, the primroses are going over now but there are still a few wood anemones. Found some wild strawberry flowers, there are wood spurge, a few wild garlic flowers coming and a lot more. Saw quite a few butterflies including brimstone and peacock and possibly a female orange tip, and bumble bees around. On the way in we saw a roe doe and on the way out a hare. It didn't seem too bothered by us but loped off when son tried to get a picture.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43919
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 25 10:50 am Post subject:
daws,sparrows and a woodie the woodie might be a distant descendant of fat walter, not very pc but if you had/have seen him you would know how he got the name looking back it was during a cake baking time and the blackbirds were known as the triangle family ps jackdaws get very animated on coffee cake, best not to do it

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43919
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 25 12:23 pm Post subject:
light and dark insects are remarkable by absence there are a few which might bode well for the future, in numbers and biodiversity there has been a massive population crash of most species if this is the new normal other means of pollination are required

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9088
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 25 1:51 pm Post subject:
Swallows have arrived at the farm where my neighbour works since the 9th Nobody here yet

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16306

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 25 7:11 am Post subject:

Judging by the bites I have been getting, the insects are alive and well here. Have seen a good number of bumble bees and queen wasps. The brambles and grass are growing in the garden well, so the grass between the raised beds need cutting before the cabbage and pea seedling go in and the area de slugged and snailed as far as possible. Sadly we don't seem to have a hedgehog although we quite often hear thrushes.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16306

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 25 6:13 am Post subject:
The woodpecker was still drumming away in the woods yesterday, so must still be looking for a mate or perhaps marking out a territory. Also found some early purple orchids in flower and some sanicle in bud. Still haven't found moschatel, and is going to be more difficult with the wood anemones now seeding.

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