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Writing tagged: ‘mammals’

Meadow at sunset

Sun’s all hottin’ in the rotten hot

Is it just me, or is it hot around here?

Published 22-Jul-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, linnets, mammals, roe deer, siskins, whitethroats
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
‘New Road’ above Hebden Bridge
‘New Road’ above Hebden Bridge

30 March 2021

Spring has finally returned.

Published 30-Mar-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: bees, birds, bumblebees, Calder Valley, curlews, Hebden Bridge, mammals, roe deer, spring

Chilling sound

A vixen screams.

Published 06-Jan-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, foxes, Hebden Bridge, mammals

27 December 2020

The offcumden squirrels have been making nuisances of themselves again.

Published 27-Dec-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, grey squirrels, Hebden Bridge, mammals

17 December 2020

Spectacular winter light, and a brace of deer.

Published 17-Dec-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, oaks, roe deer, trees
Autumn in the upper Calder Valley

Late autumn

Under self-imposed semi-house-arrest. Phase two of the Squirrel Wars. Binge reading. A brace of anniversaries.

Published 24-Nov-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, Calder Valley, Charles Darwin, coronavirus, Darwin book, grey squirrels, Hebden Bridge, mammals, reading

8 October 2020

My first mole.

Published 08-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, moles

6 October 2020

Spooked some roe deer.

Published 06-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, roe deer
Cloud sea

21 September 2020

The last day of summer. An opening salvo against the squirrels.

Published 21-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, Calder Valley, grey squirrels, mammals, oaks
Rabbit, chilling

31 August 2020

Buzzards, wasps, a kestrel, and a bunny.

Published 31-Aug-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, buzzards, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, insects, kestrels, mammals, rabbits, wasps
Roe buck

26 July 2020

The buck stops here—but not for long.

Published 26-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: badgers, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, roe deer

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