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Writing tagged: ‘blue tits’

Greater stitchwort

23 May 2021

May is running a bit late. The squirrels are making a nuisance of themselves.

Published 23-May-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, Calder Valley, cow parsley, flowers, forget-me-nots, greater stitchwort, greenfinches, grey squirrels, Hebden Bridge, mammals
Blue tit eggs

21 February 2021

The annual February pre-spring clean of our blue tit nest-box.

Published 21-Feb-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, spiders
Blue tit

5 June 2020

Some snippets from the week.

Published 05-Jun-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: barn owls, birds, blue tits, bullfinches, Calder Valley, goldcrests, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire Dales
Buzzard

6 April 2020

Blue tits, a buzzard, and some A1 owl intelligence.

Published 06-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: barn owls, birds, blue tits, buzzards, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge
The temporary office.

23 March 2020

Office move.

Published 23-Mar-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, Calder Valley, chaffinches, common pheasants, coronavirus, curlews, dunnocks, goldfinches, great tits, greenfinches, Hebden Bridge, house sparrows, magpies
‘Goldfinch’ by Lotte (4)

26 October 2019

My great-niece admires some goldfinches, and our first ever garden mustelid!

Published 26-Oct-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, Calder Valley, goldfinches, great tits, Hebden Bridge, house sparrows, mammals, robins, weasels
Sunset behind Old Town Mill
Sunset behind Old Town Mill

9 June 2019

Fledglings, a cloud-sea, and a spectacular sunset.

Published 09-Jun-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, Calder Valley, goldfinches, great tits, Hebden Bridge, pied wagtails

24 May 2019

Three nests.

Published 24-May-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, house sparrows
Nest box

Valentine's ritual

The weekend on or nearest to St Valentine's Day marks a seasonal ritual for us: the annual pre-spring-cleaning of our blue tit nest-box.

Published 14-Feb-2016
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, proto-sidelines

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