We spotted our 1st flyer! For us this is the Swallow, house martin and/or swift. The latter for us is rarely before May, but the others are THIS month. Very special for us is to spot the first of the year, for me it was a Swallow, but hey at that height and that speed it could have easily been a House Martin... Beautiful either way !
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Seems like things are changing because I haven't seen any hummingbirds this year. I have had my feeders out and no birds. After 25 years of showing up, you would think they know where to go.
Spotted a single Red Kite whilst out walking. Not unusual for the UK, but quite so around here as we have only ever seen (and heard) one other. We get a lot of common buzzards and I suspect they don't care for Kite's, seen upwards of 15 circling overhead before.
This little fella came into the world at the start of the month (astrantia roma) , 3rd year plant.
Spotted a single Red Kite whilst out walking. Not unusual for the UK, but quite so around here as we have only ever seen (and heard) one other. We get a lot of common buzzards and I suspect they don't care for Kite's, seen upwards of 15 circling overhead before.
Both the Kites and Buzzards live in harmony here @DiggersJo.
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Spotted today...
Not a bumblebee I've seen over here, lovely as well as the flowers
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Pitcher plants...and ferns... and wild hogs...spotted in the Big Thicket today.
Love this time of year when the swallows and martins start showing up again. I remember I spotted a pair of swallows near the garden one morning and it instantly felt like spring had finally arrived. I’ve actually been looking at better binoculars and a camera at Gear Focus because I’ve started paying way more attention to birds than I used to.
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