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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 10, 2015
- 3 min
What a card!
A single Parakeet flew above me, calling loudly to its pals, as I looked out across Henbury Pond, trying to spy the Moorhen family. As I w...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 8, 2015
- 1 min
Getting bigger...
As the days continue to be hot, the youngsters born this spring grow bigger and stronger. It is particularly obvious in the Canada Goose ...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 5, 2015
- 1 min
Share & share alike
I just had to share this photograph of a pretty day-flying moth called a Mint Moth. It is a tiny little thing, barely bigger than a thumb...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 5, 2015
- 2 min
Hanging around...
In the heat of the summer morning, walkers may just have spotted a small group of five people lurking in the undergrowth along the fence ...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 4, 2015
- 3 min
On a wing and a prayer
The Swifts were screaming overhead, giving me their early morning fly by, as I set off on my walk with Scamp. Once at the park, I couldn’...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 3, 2015
- 2 min
Rattle and hum
All day, the Swifts have been flying above me, crying out euphorically. In olden days they were known as Devil Birds because of their scr...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 29, 2015
- 1 min
The Sun Fly
A quick update on the Bee Mimic Fly that I took a photo of during Saturday's wildlife walk (for more information see the blog Wild Walks)...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 27, 2015
- 2 min
Wild walks
The sun was shining bright and hot today for Paul Anthony’s wildlife walk around Highbury Park, organised by the Highbury Park Friends gr...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 25, 2015
- 1 min
Rockin' it!
The Long Pool duck pond seemed a hive of activity today. The Canada Goose goslings are growing fast and looking more like their parents ...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 24, 2015
- 2 min
Spit and speckles
The sun wasn’t out much today, but it was very warm and quite muggy, so the Speckled Woods made the most of their chance to bag a nice pi...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 22, 2015
- 4 min
New sights, new ideas
The meadow grasses and plants are so much longer now, and hiding in amongst them was a butterfly that moved almost constantly, staying low...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 19, 2015
- 1 min
Glittering air
(continued) After my Swift encounter, I didn’t think my visit to Essex could get any better. Still, I plunged into the Roman River Valley...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 19, 2015
- 2 min
A hard act to Swallow
(continued) The drama of the Skylark and the Kestrel over, I continued my wanderings. I’d been hoping to see some Skipper butterflies (th...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 11, 2015
- 2 min
The lark ascending
I’ve come over to Colchester for a few days to visit friends, do some work for my second novel, and revisit some favourite nature haunts ...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 10, 2015
- 1 min
Flights of fancy
There is something magical about watching damselflies flying over a pond. They are so delicate that in flight they are often just needles...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 7, 2015
- 2 min
And relax...
Before Scamp and I went to the park yesterday, we had a wander around the monthly farmers’ market in King’s Heath. It’s a lovely place to...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 6, 2015
- 3 min
Blue for a boy
It’s a rare thing in nature-watching to set yourself a challenge and immediately be successful. Yesterday I had set out determined to see...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 5, 2015
- 2 min
Flying sunshine
The warm air was full of birdsong, a Robin’s crystal clear call dominating them all. As I moved along, a couple of Wood Pigeons were scar...
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