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unkn0wnvariable · 2 months

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Mute Swan and Cygnets

A mute swan with two cygnets out for a swim in the rain, at Summer Leys nature reserve.

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curiouslyodd · 11 months

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30 Days Wild, Days 6-8

Been pretty frazzled over the last few days, so didn’t get around to posting on Tumblr.

Anyway, day 6 was pretty frantic, so I only had time for a quick breather in the garden for my ‘wild’ activity for the day. Still, certainly wasn’t a waste: I saw that the Japanese Wisteria had flowered, and I spotted some moths:

I believe the moth in the middle is a Garden Carpet, while the tiny moth on the left is probably a Common Marble

Day 7 was a little slower, but quite overcast - I wasn’t able to spot much fluttering about on my walk in the garden. I did however spot that a lone strawberry plant had survived the neglect of our strawberry patch, and sported a little spot of foam on one of its leaves:

This is the home of the nymph stage of a froghopper, and here in the UK we call this foam ‘cuckoospit’ because it starts appearing at around the time you start to hear cuckoos in the spring. I recently saw that one of the UK tabloids was spreading misinformation about it being poisonous or something - it is completely and utterly harmless. It just provides a nice home for the little ‘spittlebug’ developing inside. I mean, I doubt it tastes very nice, but I’m not one to go around licking globs of foam off of plants. As I saw people pointing out on Twitter, it kind of sucks that misinformation about bugs is getting plastered across newspapers while we’re facing major species decline here in the UK.

Today, I spent quite a while out in the garden, working on building my bug hotel:

I’ll fully admit that I’m no carpenter, but I’m pretty proud of the effort anyway - it’s relatively sturdy given that it was made out of recycled wood from old pallets. I’m still looking for a few more materials to finish it out, but in the meantime it has:

- a ‘log’ pile for woodlice and centipedes - drilled wood and sawn bones for solitary bees - dry leaves and rotting wood for leaf-litter critters - soil for soil-dwelling critters - holey bricks and broken pots for amphibians, slugs and snails - horseshoe for good luck

I also spotted an Azure Damselfly hovering around the Mexican Orange Blossom plant - gotta love that vibrant blue colouring!

#30dayswild #insects #bugs #moths #nature #nature photography

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globalscoble · 1 year

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It’s World Oceans Day - Please look after our oceans #worldoceansday #30dayswild #thesea #sea #ocean #naturephotography #naturephotography (at The Beach. Normans Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmOp_2dqL2B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#worldoceansday #30dayswild #thesea #sea #ocean #naturephotography

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lightningkabir · 2 years

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We cannot wait for #30DaysWild @thewildlifetrusts 😜🌱 https://www.instagram.com/p/CeN8C2cMSQV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#30dayswild

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deepdalecamping · 10 months

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#30DaysWild at Deepdale - Local Nature - Brancaster Beach & Harbour You can see this beautiful stretch of coastline from our campsite, and visit by just crossing the coast road https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/brancaster-estate #lovenorthnorfolk...

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limejuicer1862 · 2 years

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#30DaysWild. Day Twenty-four. Today we are appreciating trees. Please join Margaret Royall, Anjum Wasim Dar, Brian Moses and I in appreciating trees. I will feature your photos/art/writing about trees. Can you make a piece of art, photo or poem/short prose based on the themes below every day in June? First drafts perfectly acceptable. Haikus, Tanka. Preliminary sketches, photos. I will feature all on the day, and add after, too.

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redwellyjayne · 4 years

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#Day7 #30DaysWild #crystalballphotography (at Manea, Norfolk, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJlIeHjnXndXYn29ZZjEJX1lxvDG8isv7WTLM0/?igshid=16d2e6f5m017u

#day7 #30dayswild #crystalballphotography

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theneedforpositivity · 4 years

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Tuesday 16th June 2020

Day 85

I had a terrible night's sleep and didn't get off till about 3am. The the skip at the house over the road was picked up at 6.50 am and the driver (as always) comes right up onto our drive. The noise frightened the life out of me.

I worked from home today but didn't achieve all that much. I think I'll go in to the office tomorrow and get more done.

I raked the grass a bit today and was tempted to cut it again already.. There was a massive storm tonight and loads of rain which will hopefully make the grass grow and turn it lovely and green again. I love my lawn being perfect.

Issy and I drank lots of tea today and finished the last of her homemade cookies.

We had loads of birds in the garden and one got stuck in the greenhouse again. Misty keeps terrorising them. They are very entertaining to watch.

#covidlockdown #stayathome #washyourhands #gettingjobsdone #Ilovemylawn #ilovemygarden #ilovebeingoutside #30dayswild #findthepositives

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naturewithella · 4 years

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🦅Check out the prey in the claws of this red kite (Milvus milvus)! 🦅Red kite breeding programmes began in the UK in 1989, when numbers were down to nearly zero - now they are a very common site in Oxfordshire! 🦅This june, I am taking part in #30dayswild - an initiative to do new wildlife challenges each day. Check out these guys who are joining me for some awesome wildlife content: @adam_talkswild @a.m.gphotos @awildjameshansen @show.me.nature @marknthat @cephalorhod @ramblingzoology #bird #birdsofprey #raptor #natureisbeautiful #naturalbeauty #naturephotography #britishwildlife #ukwildlife #uknature #ukbirds #oxfordshire #britishbirds #BBCWildlifePOTD #BBCCountryfileMagPOTD #invert_macro @sundaytimestravel #stbigshot #VitaminN #wildlifefrommywindow #urbannature #ukwildlife #dailydoseofnature #doorstepadventures #doorstepsafari #mywildgarden #stayhomestaysafe #gardenwildlife #natureathome #nearbynature #conservationoptimism #naturewalk https://www.instagram.com/p/CBINhiLpMIW/?igshid=hmsit3y9ddjl

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ninasgonegreener · 4 years

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I’ve been really inspired by this book while needing to come up with #homeschool ideas during #lockdown. Lots of great ideas to engage yourself & your kids with nature, slow down & just appreciate the amazing environments we have on our doorsteps. Just in time for #30dayswild! https://www.instagram.com/p/CBFoRjLnaE8/?igshid=12kzae82u2dno

#homeschool #lockdown #30dayswild

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unkn0wnvariable · 2 months

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Bullfinch

A bullfinch sitting on a branch amongst the hawthorn at Summer Leys nature reserve.

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curiouslyodd · 11 months

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30 Days Wild, Day 5

I’m writing this after midnight, but oh well.

Today was pretty frantic, but I made the conscious effort to sit by the pond and watch for an hour. It wasn’t long until I saw what I was looking for - a newt dart up from the murky depths to take a breath before diving back down.

Getting a good photo was another matter entirely. While the newts popped up and down fairly reguarly, I found that by the time I aimed the camera in the right direction, I’d catch just a glimpse of a tail wriggling as it swam back out of sight.

While I was waiting for a good opportunity for a newt photo, I watched the flies skim the surface of the water. After a while, I spotted an insect drifting aimlessly in the pond:

To my eyes, this looks like a mayfly. In any case, it seemed to be stranded on the surface of the water, unable to fly. As I watched, the hovering flies around the pond took turns buzzing the poor thing:

I’m not sure if they were trying to drown it, tear bits off it, or dig into what they hoped was a drowned morsel.

In any case, after a while, a newt finally settled in the water relatively close to the surface:

I do love watching newts swim - using both their tails and limbs in a way that is somehow both graceful and charmingly clumsy at the same time.

Not the best photos, I’ll admit - lighting wasn’t brilliant, and I’m not practiced with taking pictures of underwater subjects. Sometimes it’s a struggle to represent in a photograph what is special about what you’re seeing. But hopefully I caught some element of that in my words!

#30dayswild #bugs #insects #amphibians #newts #nature #nature photography

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mabhsavage · 4 years

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Smelling, touching, listening to the rain. #PF30DaysWild #30daychallenge #30dayswild #30dayswildchallenge #rain #rainlover #kids #parenting https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBbDsZljiC/?igshid=182s6w2e6uwz4

#pf30dayswild #30daychallenge #30dayswild #30dayswildchallenge #rain #rainlover #kids #parenting

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harryseducation · 4 years

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RSPB wild challenge, Silver certificate

After providing evidence of completed challenges, got Harry his silver award.

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Now to do some more for his next certificate.

#rspb #wildchallenge #wildlife #nature #30dayswild

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deepdalecamping · 10 months

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#30DaysWild at Deepdale - Local Nature Reserves - Norfolk Wildlife Trust Ringstead Downs One of the largest remaining areas of chalk grassland in the...

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limejuicer1862 · 2 years

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#30DaysWild. Day Eighteen. Today we are camping outdoors or indoors. I will feature your photos, writing about camping. Can you make a piece of art, photo or poem/short prose based on the themes below every day in June? First drafts perfectly acceptable. Haikus, Tanka. Preliminary sketches, photos. I will feature all on the day, and add after, too.

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