tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56473176650695446222024-02-07T18:54:09.846-08:00Sand's 30 Days WildSandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-4246338223554505632017-06-16T01:51:00.000-07:002017-06-24T01:52:34.386-07:00Day 16 - The Ringed Ouzel - 30 Days Wild<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Ringed Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="text-align: center;"><i>An interesting day today. We ventured up to the Brecon Beacons National Park </i></b><b style="text-align: center;"><i>to a wonderful Nature Reserve called Craig Cerrig Gleisiad.</i></b></span></div>
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<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: start;">We knew Ring Ouzel have been sighted there, it even says on the information board at the entrance of the reserve, but we've never ever seen one here...until today. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We made our way to the reserve and were dwarfed by the overpowering steep crags. This fascinating landscape is the result of the Ice Age 20,000 years ago and over time the ice carved the 150m cliffs we see today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Despite the reserve's tough, mountainous setting it has an array of wildlife. Over 500 plants can be found here and 80 different birds including; Peregrine Falcons, Kestrels, Red Gouse and of course the Ring Ouzels. In addition to the plants and birds, you will find many species of fungi, insects, amphibian and reptile species. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">We explored deeper into the reserve and noticed a large bird perched on a cliff in the distance, we couldn't really work out what it was, so we checked the pic on the camera's screen and noticed another bird on the right of the pic...we couldn't believe it, a Ring Ouzel! We saw with our own eyes the Ring Ouzel was join by another one and attacked the bird on the left until they eventually chased it off. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">After all the excitement and no other sighting of the Ouzels we decided to call it a day. Walking back to the car we spotted a fox and watched as Pen Y Fan disappeared behind hill fog. </span></span></span><br />
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<b><i><b style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://sands-walks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/fan-frynych-in-snow-3112015.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then check out my previous blog from a few years ago...</span></a></i></b></i></b></div>
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Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-84516773280930466922017-06-15T21:44:00.001-07:002017-06-16T00:49:54.055-07:00Day 15 - The Kingfisher - 30 Days Wild<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">)</span></b></span></div>
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<b style="text-align: center;"><i>Without doubt, one of my favourite bird is the kingfisher. I haven't seen many in my life and it was only last year I saw my first one. A spectacular, colourful little bird that is so charming to see and I get so excited when I get a glimpse of one.</i></b></div>
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<b><i><br /></i></b>Recently on Facebook I noticed there had been a few spotted in a lovely little place called 'Forest Farm' in Whitechurch, Cardiff. A great place and a haven to wildlife with some really good bird hides. We got comfortable in one of the hides and waited; whilst waiting we meet a lot of lovely people all eager to to get a glimpse of this beautiful bird.<br />
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A few other birds made an appearance, including a grey heron, green woodpecker and moorhens:<br />
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It must have been well over an hour before we got our reward, my partner Dan spotted it in the back of the pond. It was quite hard to see at first, with the orange breast blending into the reeds. But as soon as he started flying, with that striking blue, there was no way you could miss him.<br />
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Unfortunately, he was only around for about a minute and never returned when we were there. We didn't mind, we saw him and that was enough to make us smile!<br />
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I will definitely make Forest Farm one of my 'go to' birding places, it's great! Here are some of the other treats we saw:<br />
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Not far from the education building we discovered this little patch of wild flowers; isn't beautiful? I would much rather see flowers like this than a well mowed lawn :)</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Kingfishers nest in burrows in the river bank.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The kingfisher's feathers are not actually that colourful; the brilliant blue of the kingfisher’s back feathers are not the result of pigment, but the result of light striking specially modified layers of feather cells.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">In Victorian times, many kingfishers were shot and stuffed to put in glass cases, while their feathers were widely used to adorn hats.</li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">)</span></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I went searching for the bee orchid on the River Tawe, Swansea; I have seen it there, around this time, for the last few years. Unfortunately I couldn't find one this year but I was treated to a few goldfinches who were enjoying snacking on a dandelion. </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Such a beautiful bird, I was so inspired by it's colours I just had to paint it when I got home.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>More about them</u> - </b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Goldfinch is without doubt one of the most beautiful finches in the UK. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Quite small, with strikingly colours of red, white and black on the head, golden brown body and bright yellow wing bars.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Male and female birds are similar except that the male's red face extends slightly behind the eye. <span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Juveniles are generally a dull brown with darker streaking on the body, and lack the red, black and white markings on the head.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">The goldfinch is primarily a vegetarian, feeding on seeds, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">thistles and teasels; </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">but they will also take small insects such as aphids</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">. </span><span style="color: #333745; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the winter, they are regular </span></span><span style="color: #333745; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">garden visitors and enjoy niger seeds. They group together to form flocks of up to about 40 birds, occasionally more and a flock of Goldfinches is called a charm.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mute Swan (Cygnus olor</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">)</span></b></div>
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<b><i>Today we popped down to one of our local man-made lakes in Swansea - Fendrod. I had a bag of swan and duck feed in the car so thought I would see what waterfowl was there. There was quite a selection of breeds; mallard, coots, sparrows, swallows and a lot of mute swans.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>What magnificent birds there are. Unfortunately, this time I couldn't see any cygnets. Last year there were quite a few little ones, including a few hitching a lift on mum's back...</i></b><br />
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<b><u>More about them</u> - </b>Mute swans are a familiar and impressive sight in Britain, often found on ponds and rivers in parks and other urban areas.<br />
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The mute swan is one of Britain's largest and heaviest waterbirds. Mostly white with a long S-shaped neck, and an orange bill. They have a wingspan of up to 2.4 metres, which can be intimidating when the males are threatened by intruders and protect their territory. They strike an aggressive pose with wings arched over they back, before charging at them and chasing them off.<br />
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The population in the UK has increased recently, perhaps due to better protection of this species. Locally there were a regular pair of swans that breed every year on the banks of the canal. Unfortunately, something happened this year and the pair vacated the nest whilst there were eggs there. No one really knew what had happened and it's sad we will not see cygnets on the canal this year. Below are some pictures of them from last year...<br />
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<li>Throughout history, the Swan has been featured in many Russian ballets and fairy tales including Swan Lake and The Ugly Duckling.</li>
<li>By tradition, all mute swans belong to the monarch; the Queen has a prerogative over all swans in England and Wales. </li>
<li>Aristotle and Socrates believed that swans singing was heightened as death approaches, giving rise to the idea of the swan song.</li>
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Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-39082913351020051712017-06-09T03:47:00.000-07:002017-06-10T03:55:00.867-07:00Day 9 - The Rabbit - 30 Days Wild 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wild Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>This evening it finally stopped raining so we decided to stop by my local SSSi reserve; Crymlyn Burrows. I absolutely love this place, which is situated next to a very busy A road. Once you are there, </i></b><b><i>amongst an array of unusual plants, mammals and birds, </i></b><b><i>the traffic seems like miles away.</i></b></span><br />
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<b><i>In the short time we were there we spotted: fox, green woodpeckers, long tailed tit, chaffinches and lots of rabbits. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>More about them</u> - </b>The rabbit are one of the UK's most commonest and most widespread mammals. They live in burrows, otherwise know as a warren. It can be found in a number of different habitats: grassland, cultivated land, woodland, farm land and coastal cliffs - infact anywhere it can breed and find food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wild rabbits live in large colonies and up to 200 individuals can be in one warren. They only live for approximately 18 months in the wild but can breed throughout the year. They can produce around 7 young each time and one pair of rabbits can produce up to 1000 rabbits within a year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rabbits have many predators; stoat, fox, birds of prey and of course man. Their long ears are adapted for detecting nearby predators.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Skomer Island</u> - </b>I have been to Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire many times and the rabbits on the island always interest me. In the 13th Century rabbits were brought to the island where it was used as warren knowing the rabbits could not escape. Today, the burrows are shared between rabbits, puffins and the manx shearwater.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rabbits are not native to Britain; the Normans brought them here in the 12th century from Spain and South-West France. They were mainly used for fur and meat, but many escaped into the wild, eventually becoming one of our Nations' most common mammals. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rabbits re-swallow up to 80% of their faeces to use their food more efficiently (yuk!)</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">)</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><i>This time every year my garden is full of these lovely bugs; they spent most of the time mating in bushes throughout the garden. I love watching them (that sounds odd, sorry) and taking pics of them, they are also fascinating creatures. </i></b></span><br />
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<b><u>More about them</u> - </b>Coming soon...<br />
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<li>It is often called the Green Stink Bug - it produces a foul smelling liquid when in danger and only has a few natural enemies.</li>
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<li>In Mexico they are eaten both live and cooked - their pungent odour gives a dish an aromatic flavour. (yuk!)</li>
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<b><i>Today is my sister's birthday; so I decided to paint her a picture of a blue tit. It is inspired by the fledglings in the garden and also the ones on Springwatch.</i></b><br />
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<b><u>My artwork</u> -</b> I love painting and frequently get inspired from what I have seen in the natural world. My preferred medium is watercolour and pen; I love the way the colours blend into each other and get excited when happy mistakes happen.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">)</span></b></div>
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<b><i>The last few days I have had a few Blue Tits visiting the garden with their three fledglings. It was another horrible cold day today, but managed to get a few snaps of the fledglings in my neighbours tree.</i></b><br />
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<b><u>More about them</u> - </b>The Blue Tit is a colourful little bird; made up of a mix of blue, yellow, white and green. It was one of the most regular garden birds with numbers increasing in the UK. 98% of British gardens have reported having a Blue Tit in them, especially in winter.<br />
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They usually breed the third week of April and can lay anything from 7 to 13 eggs. The chicks hatch naked and blind and as they grow the parents have the hard task to feed them. Their main diet at this age is caterpillars and each chick can eat up to 100 caterpillars each day; if there's 10 chicks that's 1000 caterpillars a day!<br />
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When they ready to fledge it becomes am extrememly dangerous time for them. They will stay with the parents for a few weeks and learn how to find food and avoid predators quickly. Unfortunately starvation kills many young birds after fledging and the domestic cat is a major cause of mortality.<br />
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<b><i>Unfortunately no 'Star Species' today; the rain hasn't stopped all day. it's really cold and very windy too. Is it June? You could have fooled me!</i></b><br />
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I was stressing what to do for today's #30DaysWild so I discovered it was 'World Environment Day'. I haven't picked up a pencil or paintbrush for the last few months, so I took the plunge and created a quick sketch.<br />
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World Environment Day is one of the biggest annual events for positive environmental action, it takes place on the 5th June every year. The theme this year was 'connecting people to nature'; this is to encourage people to get outdoors and appreciate nature's beauty and importance (very similar to what #30DaysWild are doing).</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Small Magpie (Anania hortulata)</span></b></div>
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<b><i>Dicovered a small moth in the garden today, did a bit of research and discovered it is called the 'small magpie' moth. </i></b><br />
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<b><u>More about them</u> - </b>There are 2 magpie moths in the UK. The one I spotted is the 'small magpie' which is classed as a micro moth. It's common in Southern England and Wales, although it is the first time I have spotted one in my garden. A day flying moth that spends a lot of it's time in nettles and mint plants.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)</span></b></div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">For the last few weeks there have been numerous sightings of Spoonbills in my local Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust in </i><b><i>Llanelli. Infact at one point there were 4 - making it a centre record. The Spoonbill is very uncommon and I was lucky to spot a few on my Day 3 of 30 Days Wild: making it my Star Species of the day!</i></b><br />
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<b><u>More about them</u> - </b>This species is almost unmistakable to identify. Almost as big as a heron, these tall white birds have long black legs and an impressive long spatulate bill. The adults have a black bill with a yellow tips, whilst the juvenile has more of a pink coloured bill.<br />
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They feed in an elegant way, sweeping their bills back and fro in the water for food. Their diet consists of mainly aquatic insects, newts, frogs, tadpoles, crustaceans and small fish.<span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> </span></span>Check out the below video of a juvenile and adult spoonbill searching for food (check out the colour of their bills.)</div>
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The spoonbill is a regular but scarce bird in the UK. They were once hunted so heavily that they were virtually wiped out of Britain. Numbers are increasing though, in 2005, there were under 20 of them but in 2016, their numbers have grown to over 60.<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br />
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<li>The latin name: <i>Platalea </i>means 'broad' referring to the shape of the bill.<i> Leukos </i>'white' and <i>erodias </i>'heron' - Broad white heron.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-job_2-0" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"></sup></li>
<li>In October 2014 - A rare sighting of the largest flock of Spoonbills ever seen in Britain was recorded. 47 birds were sighted at Brownsea Island Lagoon in Dorset. </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Starling (Sturnus vulgaris</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">)</span></b></div>
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<b><i>Love them or loathe them there is no denying the starling is an amazing bird and regulars in my garden. For many years they have been coming everyday and around about this time every year the kids join them! Today I spent almost all day trying to catch a pair of blue tits with 3 fledglings on camera, but they were proving difficult - so instead I want to concentrate on the starling and the first starling fledgling that showed up today.</i></b><br />
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<b><u>More about them</u> - </b>A lot of people think starlings are just dark, dull birds but if you really look at a starling (especially in sunlight) you will be surprised how beautifully colourful it is: glossy with a sheen of purples and greens (see for yourself with the below video...)<br />
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Juveniles however are dull brown in colour, some with a pale throat. They moult completely in the autumn to reveal the spotty adult plumage.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">The chicks are fed an all-invertebrate diet by both parents before and after they fly the nest in around May. </span><br />
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Unfortunately Starlings have had something of a bad press. Some people see these birds are bullies and noisy, plus when they visit gardens in groups means they can empty bird tables in minutes, making them appear greedy. I on the other hand welcome them and love to see them. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">They are an extremely intelligent and adaptable bird that has the ability to mimic other bird calls and machines (such as car alarms and telephones) - they haven't really got a 'song' just a medley of squeaks, clicks and whistles.</span></div>
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<b><u>Murmurations</u> - </b>Have you ever seen a starling murmuration? If you have, you know how spectacular it is. If you haven't I can't recommend it enough - it's nature at it's best. Starlings are highly sociable and flocks of 1000s gather in the evening and perform fantastic aerobatic displays before dropping into their roost sites. They gather in these huge numbers for safety as predators (such as sparrowhawks) find it hard to pick out an individual bird - they also benefit by keeping warm amongst the other birds and exchange information.<br />
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Below is a video I filmed at The Wildlife Centre in Cilgerran a few years ago (a fabulous place to see the spectacle in the winter.)<br />
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Unfortunately the number of starlings have dropped dramatically in the last 30 years - in the UK this result is almost an 80% population decrease. They are now on the red list and even though they still seem a garden regular they have decreased in other areas - they need help. There are several causes of the decline: including loss of invertebrates through the use of pesticides, fewer nesting sites in urban areas and changes in farming practices.</div>
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<li>Do you know how starlings got their name? In winter starlings have lots of pale spots all over their dark bodies. The white spots on dark plumage were thought to look like the night sky - so they were named 'Star'ling (sweet!).</li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara)</span></b></div>
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<b><i>Today is fitting to focus on the viviparous lizard (common lizard) as my footage was featured on tonight's 'SpringWatch' - it was in the segment with Iolo Williams & Martin Hughes-Games</i></b><b><i> talking about sand lizards in North Wales (Episode 4, 2017). </i></b><br />
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<b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Where I have seen them?</b> I live in South Wales, near Swansea and I have seen lizards in many places. Along the Gower coast path, next to cycling paths and along boardwalks in nature reserves. Alot of people I know have never seen one, but if you know where to look (and the conditions are right) you can spot them quite easily.<br />
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<b><u>More about them</u> - </b>The common lizard is the UK's most common and widespread reptile. It is found across many different habitats including moorland, woodland, sea cliffs, dry stone walls, urban areas and railway banks. If your garden backs onto any of these habitats then there's a good chance you could have these lizards living in it. They spend a lot of time basking in the sun to warm up enough to be able to hunt. Their prey usually consist of insects, spiders, snails and earthworms. Unfortunately they are vulnerable to a number of predators including foxes, crows and domestic cats.</div>
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If the lizard feels threatened by a predator then they have a creepy, but clever little trick called <b><i>autotomy</i>:</b> this means they can shed their tail at will. The tail is able to move up to half an hour after separation, the idea is the predator will attack the wriggling tail, enabling the lizard to make a quick getaway. Here is a video <i>(the one that appeared on Springwatch)</i> of a lizard I came across last year which had done the exact thing...</div>
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Luckily the tail will regenerate and grow back - this usually leaves a scar and grows back a different colour and usually shorter.<br />
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Common lizards come in various colours (browns to grey) with darker markings along the back bordered. Males tend to be spotty and females tend to be stripy.<br />
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The Common Lizard hibernates and after emerging the males defend breeding territories from other males. They mate in April or May - If the female is not interested she will bite the male fiercely. They <span style="color: #404848;">mostly breed during April and May and they give birth to an average of seven live young. </span>The adults can grow between 13-15cm and have a life span around 5-6 years.</div>
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<b>This will be my 3rd year to do the Wildlife Trust's #30DaysWild challenge and I thought I would do something a bit different. </b><br />
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For 2017 I will be concentrating on one species a day and finding out lots of interesting facts about it. Whether it's a flower, mammal, bird, fungi, insect etc. I will try and discover (and hopefully photograph) something of interest daily and learn more about it by researching the internet and reading books. I will also try and create some artwork inspired by it using different mediums.<br />
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So this year, my #30DaysWild will be all about #StarSpeciesSandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-62309062637015609652016-06-30T13:43:00.002-07:002016-07-01T01:00:45.348-07:00Day 30 - 30 Days Wild - A look back over the month<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: center;">* Today's random act of wildness - </b><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: center;"><i>a</i></span><b style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: center;"> </b><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: center;">lookback over #30DaysWild</span></span><br />
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So today is the last day of #30DaysWild - what an amazing 30 days it has been. When i started I set myself a few goals to achieve in the 30 days they were...<br />
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<li style="color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i><b>Plant wild flowers and see what they attract </b></i><i style="color: black; line-height: 18.48px;"><b><span style="color: #313131;">- </span><span style="color: red;">Check :)</span></b></i></li>
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<li style="color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i><b>Make a tasty moth syrup and see what shows up </b></i><i style="color: black; line-height: 18.48px;"><b><span style="color: #313131;">- </span><span style="color: red;">Check :)</span></b></i></li>
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<li style="color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do a reptile survey for ARC </span><i style="color: black; line-height: 18.48px;"><b><span style="color: #313131;">- </span><span style="color: red;">Check :)</span></b></i></li>
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<li style="color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i><b>Trip to see the Ospreys at Dyfi </b></i><i style="color: black; line-height: 18.48px;"><b><span style="color: #313131;">- </span><span style="color: red;">Check :)</span></b></i></li>
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<li style="color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Create my own bird table</span></li>
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<li style="color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i><b>Beach combing </b></i><i style="color: black; line-height: 18.48px;"><b><span style="color: #313131;">- </span><span style="color: red;">Check :)</span></b></i></li>
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I only managed to do 8 out of 13, but I am very happy with what we achieved. The main one was seeing a kingfisher - that was a pretty awesome day to finally see the one bird I wanted to see all my life. The other great day was seeing the puffins at Skomer, I have been before but I never get bored of seeing those lovely little birds.</div>
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Some interesting facts from this month's #30DaysWild:</div>
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<li>Spotted over 100 different animals (including 60 different species of birds)</li>
<li>Visited over 15 places</li>
<li>Saw my first kingfisher <i>(did I already mention that?)</i></li>
<li>Met lots of lovey people through #30DaysWild Twitter & Facebook Pages.</li>
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Even though #30dayswild have now ended I will still continue to 'Stay Wild' and will document it on my other blog <a href="http://sands-walks.blogspot.co.uk/">http://sands-walks.blogspot.co.uk/</a> :)</div>
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Roll on 2017, until then<b style="font-style: italic;"> 'Stay Wild'</b>!</div>
<br />Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-66249862056052510622016-06-29T09:17:00.000-07:002016-06-30T13:24:51.831-07:00Day 29 - 30 Days Wild - Fledglings in the garden<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: center;">* Today's random act of wildness - </b></span><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: center;">Fledglings in the garden </span><b style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: center;">*</b><br />
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It's the last but one day today - it has gone so quick! This evening was spend in my shed looking at the birds in the garden. I noticed we are getting a second brood of starling fledglings and a few younf sparrows show up too.<br />
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I haven't just fed these birds for the last 30 days I have been feeding them for years and will continue to do so for many years to come.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cute <b style="font-style: italic;">Starling</b> fledgling</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Starling</i></b> fledgling having a drink in the bird bath</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Starling</i></b> fledgling with adult</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is what I feed them - suet pellets and mealworm</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Suet cake (I also feed them fatballs, peanuts etc...)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Sparrows</i></b>, the one on the right is a fledgling</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Male <b><i>sparrow</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Cinnabar Moth </i></b>caterpillar</span></td></tr>
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Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-67210693337510308532016-06-28T07:04:00.000-07:002016-06-29T07:06:13.204-07:00Day 28 - 30 Days Wild - Pond dipping <div>
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Day 28 and what horrid weather - it had rained almost all day! Finally at around 7.30pm the sun began to come up so we decided to go to Penllergare Valley Woods, a local woodland to see if there was any activity in the small pond there. Earlier in the year when we visited there were lots of tadpoles, so hopefully we would see some frogs or toads.<br />
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<b><i>This is what we discovered...</i></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The small pond full of lilies</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">A young <b><i>toad</i></b> in the grass</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Young <b><i>frog</i></b> with <b><i>water boatman </i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Newt Larvae - </i>you can tell it's a newt tadpole because of the feathery gills around the head, distinguishing them from frog and toad tadpoles.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">An adult <b><i>newt</i></b>, the water was too murky to tell if it was Palmate or smooth (definitely not great crested)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another <b><i>newt </i></b>larvae</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Young <b><i>frog</i></b>...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...this one still had it's tail</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A huge <b><i>dragonfly</i></b> nymph</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The sun starts setting and we decided it was time to leave.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wildling enjoying climbing trees!</span></td></tr>
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Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-11380043732034495432016-06-27T04:04:00.000-07:002016-06-29T06:45:02.458-07:00Day 27 - 30 Days Wild - Foxes in the churchyard...<b><i><br /></i></b>
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<b><i>Day 27 of 30 Days Wild - oh no, only 3 days left after today :(</i></b><br />
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In South Wales there are many graveyards and sadly many of them are neglected and over run with foliage. With so many plants and grass left to grow unattended there is no doubt that these sacred grounds must be teeming with nature.<br />
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I asked a few local people on Facebook which ones they felt were worth visiting for wildlife and I had a long list back, which was quite sad really that these once beautiful maintained areas are now left to the elements.<br />
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After work we went to the graveyard on Carmarthen Rd, Swansea to see what we could see. Unfortunately we couldn't access the place - it was so overgrown we couldn't see the paths for the graves - so we decided to leave this one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A graveyard on Carmarthen Road, Swansea - <i>not accessible due to the overgrown foliage</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gravestone lost under the brambles</span></td></tr>
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Next stop was a church about 10 minutes drive away where the graveyard was full of bramble, balsam and other creeping plants. It was hard to see some of the gravestones due to the ivy, but there were indeed an array of insects. Many wildflowers were growing among the graves including clover, vetch & daisies - which brought the bees, wasps and butterflies. Here are some of the insects and flowers we found...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Purple Vetch</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Clover</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Bee </i></b>on <b><i>Yellow Vetc</i></b></span><b><i>h</i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Large <b><i>Bee </i></b>on nettle </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Insect needs IDing</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Ringlet </i></b>Butterfly</span></td></tr>
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The time was about 6.30pm when we reached the middle of the graveyard and we noticed a flash of orange through the long grass - as we got nearer we realised there was a beautiful <b><i>red fox</i></b> there just chilling out. We were very quiet and managed to get a few photos including a big yawn, we must have stood there for about 30 seconds until it spotted us and then it was gone. <b><i>What a treat!</i></b></div>
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The undergrowth began to get a lot thicker and harder to navigate so we made our way back to the car and drove home. In the evening I finished my kingfisher painting and was over whelmed by the response on Facebook when I posted it on there - over 450 likes is mind blowing and made me realise that perhaps I should have more confidence in my work and maybe consider selling them :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My watercolour of a kingfisher - June 2016</span></td></tr>
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Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-4695593639174825832016-06-26T02:40:00.000-07:002016-06-28T03:46:12.360-07:00Day 26 - 30 Days Wild - Painting on a rainy day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is a very wet and dull day, so I have spend hours updating my blog on some of the wild things I have done over the last few days - My legs are quite tired from Skomer yesterday too, so a day of chilling out is on the cards.<br />
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It's been awhile since I have picked up a paintbrush, but I have wanted to draw/paint a kingfisher since I saw one a few weeks ago. I have sketched out the composition of my painting and added a splash of colour on it...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Step Three - Starting to fill in some detail</span></td></tr>
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<b><i>Check out my blog tomorrow for the finish piece, in the meantime here are some of the paintings I did last year...</i></b><br />
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After taking a whole week off work to go to Skomer and finding out that the boats had been cancelled every day due to North winds we thought we would never get to see the puffins this year.<br />
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We woke up early on Saturday morning (Day 25 of 30 Days Wild) to a grey and wet day and thought lets go for it...so off we went to Marloes, Pembrokeshire hoping the boats were running. We got to the car park at 8am and headed to Lockley Lodge to get our tickets, there were about twenty people infront of us. Finally we got our tickets and I felt like Charlie excited to enter the Chocolate Factory!<br />
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At 9.50am we started to board the Dale Princess boat and made our way to Skomer!<br />
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When you arrive on Skomer it doesn't take long before you start seeing the birdlife and as we were climbing the steps up to the island there were guillemots mating a few feet away and puffins popping up literally everywhere! After our talk on island rules "Stay on the paths!" we were free to roam the island for about 5 hours. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Puffins</i></b> are everywhere and only a few feet away!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Black backed gulls</i></b> with chicks</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gorgeous <b style="font-style: italic;">black backed</b> gull chicks</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Puffins</i></b> in <b><i>Sea Campion</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Guillemots</i></b> on cliff</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Oystercatcher</i></b></span></td></tr>
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One of the main highlights of Skomer is 'The Wick' a large cliff with ledges that is home to Fulmars and other cliff nesting birds. There are many puffins here too and I was lucky to see a few come in with sand eels in their beak. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Puffin</i></b> at The Wick</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Puffin</i></b> with a beak full of sand eels (it's standing ny one of the numbered burrows)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Puffin</i></b> just chilling</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Dan </i></b>admiring one of the puffins</span></td></tr>
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Skomer isn't all about puffins though, there are many other birds on the island and here are some of the ones we spotted as we walked for miles and miles...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A pair of <b><i>Curlew</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Rock Pipit</i></b></span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Manx Shearwater</i></b> (OK, it's dead sadly but this is such a common site on Skomer. There are many deceased Manx on the island due to gulls attacking them)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thousands of <b><i>Guillemots</i></b> on the cliffs</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another <b><i>Rock Pipit</i></b> with juicy grub</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Male<b><i> Wheatear</i></b> with a grub</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Wheater </i></b>fledgling (Thanks Darren Hemsley for helping me ID it)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Black Backed Gull</i></b></span></td></tr>
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A quick visit to the farmhouse and more importantly the only toilets on the island. There was loads of wildlife around the buildings including a little wren singing its heart out. You can stay on Skomer and we did it a few years ago to see the Manx Shearwaters at night - a wonderful experience and amazing to see sunset and sunrise :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A beautiful <b><i>Wren</i></b> singing it's little heart out</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">A rather tatty <b><i>Painted Lady </i></b>butterfly</span></td></tr>
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We were looking good on time so we decided to go to the Garland Stone to see if we could see any seals. There were in fact 3 on the rocks, 1 <b><i>Grey Seal </i></b>and 2 <i style="font-weight: bold;">Common Seals. </i>There were also lots of seabirds around here too - puffins, guillemots and razorbills.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Garland Stone being photo bombed by a<b><i> Puffin</i></b>!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Seals</i></b> on the rocks</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Razorbills</i></b> among <b><i>thift</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Puffin</i></b> and <b><i>razorbill</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Guillemots</i></b> and a<b><i> cormorant </i></b>on the cliffs</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">More <b><i>Puffins...</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...and another one!</span></td></tr>
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Sadly it was time to leave this magical place and has we made our way down to the boat we saw even more <b><i>razorbills</i></b> and<b><i> puffins</i></b> along the way. Skomer is one of my favourite places in the world, when I am on there I never want to leave. I would recommend it to everyone :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Razorbills</i></b> having a nap</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Puffin </b></i>bids us goodbye!</span></td></tr>
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Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com8Skomer, Pembrokeshire, UK51.7357733 -5.296388100000058351.7161068 -5.3367286000000584 51.7554398 -5.2560476000000582tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-57177493480719710202016-06-24T13:58:00.002-07:002016-06-25T15:07:08.942-07:00Day 24 - 30 Days Wild - A walk amongst the Swansea dunes<div>
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A few days ago I went looking for Bee orchids and found a lizard instead. I put this on Facebook and someone said they had seen some down in the Swansea dunes, so after work we decided to pop down and have a look...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Flowers on the dunes with Mumbles Lighthouse in the background</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are sandy pathways throw the dunes</span></td></tr>
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We looked everywhere for the bee orchid, but whether they had already flowered we couldn't find any. However, there were lots of other different plants and flowers...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aLIqE24ht7Ts-znAZ_GPIkcKUJV-qrdZNJE9KWJHqJhiVHaZsGe9E2vRFwOzjolatK8GuHKxOzp0IeSLkM9RW0EkTjufqi__STPn_KXBrUDHIyDaeaDf1D9w_3g-hf_zJt4qJ7W88G94/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aLIqE24ht7Ts-znAZ_GPIkcKUJV-qrdZNJE9KWJHqJhiVHaZsGe9E2vRFwOzjolatK8GuHKxOzp0IeSLkM9RW0EkTjufqi__STPn_KXBrUDHIyDaeaDf1D9w_3g-hf_zJt4qJ7W88G94/s1600/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Evening Primrose</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Pyramidal Orchid</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">More <b><i>Pyramidal Orchid</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Morning's Glory</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Morning's Glory</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mushrooms in the sand</span></td></tr>
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There wasn't just flowers on the dunes there were lots of insects around too including a large hawk moth (which was unfortunately dead, but still beautiful).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Strange bug</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Eyed Hawk Moth</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Eyed Hawk Moth</i></b></span><br />
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Even more flowers...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some many flowers in bloom</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Jupiter's Beard</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Coastal Holly</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Coastal Rose</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Pyramidal Orchid</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Common Marlow?</b></i></span></td></tr>
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I saw these young birds too...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think this is a juvenille <b><i>Whitethroat</i></b></span></td></tr>
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Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-63274857885526890962016-06-23T16:56:00.000-07:002016-06-25T13:58:25.513-07:00Day 23 - 30 Days Wild - An evening canal walk<br />
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Day 23 we ventured down the canal which is only 10 minutes from where I live. The time was around 7pm so the light was fading a little. When we got there, there were lots of bull water lilies flowering and lots of insects around. Here's what we discovered on the small stretch of canal we walked...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The canal full of flowers</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wildling with the lilies in the background.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Brown china-mark </i></b>moth</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some strange beetle that needs IDing</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tiny <b><i>Froglet</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Trying to help him off the pavement before he gets step on</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another insect that needs identifying</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Common green grasshopper</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><i>Blue tailed damselfly</i></u></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">An immature blue tailed female damselfly</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A large<b><i> Mullein Moth</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two bugs mating (needs IDing)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">More flowers on the canal bank</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The canal on the left and the River Neath on the right</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The sun started setting</span></td></tr>
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Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-503398113373788412016-06-22T12:49:00.001-07:002016-06-22T12:50:26.323-07:00Day 22 - 30 Days Wild - Attracting moths - Take 2<br />
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On day 9 I tried to attract moths by making a wine and sugar syrup - unfortunately I didn't get much success. So tonight am going to try the old fashion sheet and torch experiment. I have set the sheet up and waiting until it gets a bit darker before setting a light on it.<br />
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Here are some of the insects I found in the garden earlier today, including lots of tiny<b><i> Cinnabar</i></b> moths and a bug that his an alien face on his body!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This bug has an alien face! (need to ID)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Cinnabar caterpillars</span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">They are very tiny at the moment</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lots of<b><i> shield bugs </i></b>in the garden</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A slug and bug (need IDing)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A <b><i>cocoon </i></b>in the insect hotel</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Grasshopper</i></b> in the insect hotel</span></td></tr>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Stay tuned to see what I see in a few hours!!!</span></i></b></div>
Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-25228629623314640742016-06-21T08:19:00.001-07:002016-06-22T12:34:03.353-07:00Day 21 - 30 Days Wild - Leaping lizards at lunchtime!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day 21 - In work and going to an art exhibition tonight so managed to get out lunchtime with Dan and had a walk along the River Tawe. There was a specific spot I remember last year that was full of bee orchids so that's what we went looking for.<br />
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We started looking for the flowers and found alot of different insects along the way including the following...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Swollen Thighed Beetle </b>(female)<br /><i>Thanks to Paul Sergeant & Adele Price for helping me ID this </i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Common Blue </i>Butterfly</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Ringlet </i></b>Butterfly</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some small Aphid bug (needs IDing)</span></td></tr>
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There were no sign of the orchids, but judging by the pic below (which is from my 2015 blog) I saw them on the 10th June last year - so I must have either left it too late or they haven't flowered yet. A bit disappointed because they are lovely to see, but the disappointment didn't last long when we stumbled across this gorgeous fellow...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Bee Orchid</i></b> from last year</span></td></tr>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Leaping lizards! Look what we found on our lunch break...</i>I have never seen these guys so near to Swansea City Centre, but they were just off the cycle path near quite a built up area. Such a pleasant surprise and I wonder how many others there are?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gorgeous lizard</span></td></tr>
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Unfortunately I didn't have my camera, so a HUGE thank you to my other half Dan for helping me out with his camera.</div>
Sandra Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487938766863120339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647317665069544622.post-37177768305608877282016-06-20T03:14:00.000-07:002016-06-27T03:38:06.002-07:00Day 20 - 30 Days Wild - Summer Solstice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I didn't do many 'wild' things today. but today is a very special day, because it's not only <b><i>Summer Solstice</i></b>, but also a <b style="font-style: italic;">Strawberry Moon - </b>a once a lifetime experience. When the sun began to set I managed to get to my local woodlands to get this amazing sunset, unfortunately I didn't get any 'Starwberry Moon' pics though.<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">What is Summer Solstice? </i>It is the longest day of the year and the start of summer where there is approximately 17 hours of light. The name comes from the Latin '<i>solstitium</i>' meaning 'sun stand stills'. Many people gather to Stonehenge where they celebrate the Solstice of being a time for renewal, fertility and harvest.<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">What is a Strawberry Moon? </i>It is a full moon, which occurs in June - the Native Americans named it this because it marks the beginning of the strawberry season. The two events coincide once every 70 years.<br />
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