Blossom, April 2007

I'm hoping this year will see plenty of beautiful blossom!!

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The beck at Common Lane

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Old brick building, Common lane, South Cave

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Small tortoiseshell butterfly.......aglais urticae

This was one of two beautiful tortoiseshell butterflies in my garden. If you want to attract butterflies and bees, plant a buddliea!

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Garden spider......araneus diadematus (male)

Look what I found lurking at the bottom of my garden!

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Small tortoiseshell butterfly.......aglais urticae

Resting on my conifer at the bottom of the garden.

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Small tortoiseshell butterfly.......aglais urticae

You don't realise how furry they are until you see them from this angle.

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Drone fly.....eristalis tenax

On the sunflower.

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Drone fly.....eristalis tenax

Cleaning itself after gathering sunflower pollen.

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Drone fly.....eristalis tenax

Covering itself in pollen!

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Drone fly.....eristalis tenax

Taking a liking to my sunflower.

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Mother and ducklings

In my garden.

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South Cave, Wildlife in England, Announcing a new arrival - baby creatures

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Mallard ducklings

Exploring in the garden.

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Mallard and ducklings

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Mallard and ducklings

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Mallard and ducklings

Working from home has its' advantages sometimes! I couldn't resist a closer look. The female is very much used to me, she's been coming to the garden with her mate for a while now. She seems comfortable in my presence.

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Mallard Ducklings....anas platyrhynchos, in my garden

It was a bit of a surprise when my resident mallard arrived this morning with 11 ducklings! This is the view from my office window.

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Female sparrowhawk....accipiter nisus

Pictured at the bottom of my garden.

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Swift....apus apus

A couple of hours after his ordeal, he's drinking well and looking bright eyed now.

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Swift....apus apus

Back home after a visit to the vet. Mealworm is the order of the day for this little bird.

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