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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jan 16, 2015
- 2 min
Four seasons in one day
When I set off the sky was black, the wind blowing, and it was raining. Every now and again a lone snowflake floated down past my nose,...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jan 14, 2015
- 2 min
Let it snow
The light leaking round the edges of my bedroom curtains was different somehow, so I guessed what was waiting for me when I threw them...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jan 13, 2015
- 1 min
Hello!
The newsletter from Highbury Park Friends very kindly mentioned this site, and used a couple of my photographs. So I would like to...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jan 9, 2015
- 2 min
Fishing with The King
The Kingfisher has two favourite perches beside Henbury Pond in Highbury Park, and now that I know both I automatically glance at them as...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jan 5, 2015
- 1 min
Crystal mornings
Another proper hard frost this morning, a pretty deep one, where even at 10am everything was still white over and the ground as hard as...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Dec 11, 2014
- 2 min
The realm of the Kingfisher
It was a dark, dull and decidedly damp start to the morning yesterday. With such bad light, it had been a last minute decision to bring...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 24, 2014
- 3 min
Ever-changing seasons
I woke up this morning and was so excited when I opened the curtains. Why? Because the roof tops opposite me were white: it was the first...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 23, 2014
- 1 min
Misty hollows
A rather lovely, rather spooky thing has been happening the last few nights. As light falls in the park, the mist has been rising up from...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 14, 2014
- 3 min
The joy of rain
This morning I was woken by the rain hammering against the window. ‘Oh heck, another horrid day; here we go again,’ I thought: it’s been...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Nov 3, 2014
- 2 min
A blur of feathers
It was one of those moments that puts a big smile on my face... There I was, wandering around Highbury Park expecting to see nothing more...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Oct 16, 2014
- 2 min
The perfect time for beginners
As I’m walking along I see not a lot of wildlife really. A grey squirrel runs in front of me, there’s a man sitting in front of the pond...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Oct 15, 2014
- 1 min
Honk if you want to migrate!
The noise was incredible - and distinctive. A clamouring, honking call repeated again and again by a large group. I knew immediately what...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Sep 21, 2014
- 2 min
Nature's stained glass
In the far corner of Highbury Park is a wonderful sight indeed: the Crocuses are out in force. When the sun shines it goes straight...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Sep 11, 2014
- 2 min
My terrible confession
The autumn changes are well and truly here now. The sunlight is softening to a more mellow yellow, the shadows lengthening even at...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Sep 8, 2014
- 1 min
An aerial battle
I was a helpless spectator, rooted to the ground as I watched the battle of nerves unfold over a pond. A pair of Common Darters were,...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Aug 10, 2014
- 2 min
Dare I say it...?
The sun is shining in the blue sky above me, but there are also clouds hanging large and heavy that are grey and laden with rain, and the...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 27, 2014
- 3 min
An unexpected encounter
There I was, wandering down King’s Heath’s busy High Street when I see something that definitely shouldn’t be out hitting the shops: a...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jul 26, 2014
- 2 min
Busy making other plans...
At first glance it may not have been obvious that I was, in fact, a dedicated nature-watcher. It could have been the bag of chips i was...
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