Like everyone else I'm maximising my coronavirus exercise sessions.
Last week warmer weather finally broke through and further peacocks have turned up in the garden and, on a walk in Chopwell Woods, I saw seven (plus a couple of suspects) and a single small tortoiseshell so it looks like they're doing well this Spring.
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| Peacock |
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| Small Tortoiseshell |
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On arriving home I found a tree bumblebee struggling in the sink, a performance that was repeated recently when there was one just behind the taps, so heaven knows how they are getting there. On the subject of bees, I spotted this item a few days back in the garden. I suspect it is a queen buff-tailed bumblebee (the buff tail doesn't really show) looking around for somewhere to nest.
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| Buff-tailed Bumblequeen |
Birdlife in the garden has been reasonably consistent. The weather closed in a bit yesterday, which seemed to have the effect of attracting bigger numbers to the feeders. A couple of 'long time no see' appearances were a female woodpecker and a tree sparrow.
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| Tree Sparrow |
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Then this morning there were two tree sparrows feeding on the bird table. Unlike other species, it looks as though they actually like the finch bird food that has recently been offered.
Bike rides lately have been producing more to hear than to see, including lapwing and curlew. It was very pleasant near Hedley on the Hill today, an area which I suspect might have more to offer in future. There was another small tortoiseshell on the road leading to the village. On the way down to Prudhoe, I caught up with a nice yellowhammer.
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| Yellowhammer |
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