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Writing tagged: ‘sparrowhawks’

13 July 2020

Bridestones Moor

A garden murder, and a drizzly trip to Bridestones Moor.

Published 13-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Bridestones Moor, Calder Valley, collared doves, Hebden Bridge, sparrowhawks, Todmorden

28 April 2020

A commotion.

Published 28-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blackbirds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, sparrowhawks

29 July 2019

About the birds and the bees.

Published 29-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: barn owls, bees, birds, bumblebees, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, sparrowhawks

11 July 2019

Magpie feather
Magpie feather

We’re nearing peak moulting season.

Published 11-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, magpies, sparrowhawks

19 June 2019

An avian stealth fighter and a vile insect.

Published 19-Jun-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, furniture beetles, Hebden Bridge, insects, sparrowhawks, Wirral, woodworms

26 November 2018

Raptor on the bridleway.

Published 26-Nov-2018
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mistle thrushes, sparrowhawks

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