Sunday, March 03, 2013

January & February in our Wildlife Garden

The year started with plenty of snow making it difficult to get out and about, however, we are very lucky and a lot of wildlife comes to our garden!
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Our front gate
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Looking up our road…
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…and down the road
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Snow drifts in the garden
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blasted teasel head
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More drifts
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Snow plastered around Mikes window
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Ice in the pond
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One of our frozen ponds
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Snowy woods
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The shed door
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Long-tailed and Bluetit on feeder
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Distant grainy shot of a Brambling, Redpoll and House Sparrow on feeder
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We had plenty of visitors to the feeders in the snow..
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..they were queuing to get a space!
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The Long-tails have been frequent visitors
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Such cute little birds and they always fly in small flocks
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Now that’s what I call a post topper!
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A bit bedraggled from the rain
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Posing for me in the snow
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Roe-Deer
We have seen a few Roe Deer from the house this year too
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Snowdrops
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A welcome sign of Spring
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Snowflakes too

The highlight of February was this beautiful Stoat in ermine in our front garden, I have not seen one in it’s winter coat before.

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