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For as long as I can remember I've had a love of natural history, especially birds.
So many of the things we see, the experiences we taste, are but a fleeting moment, there to be treasured, but all too often flying away to rest only in our memories. I'm trying to improve my photography so that it too can try and capture some of those moments. As I look at the WAB gallery, I'll have to let my admiration lead to aspiration, not desparation. In the meantime, I can jot down a few experiences and thoughts by way of a blog - nothing too profound, just what it says on the tin... my miscellaneous musings. Thanks for taking the time to have a look and please feel free to leave any comments.
Jonners
So many of the things we see, the experiences we taste, are but a fleeting moment, there to be treasured, but all too often flying away to rest only in our memories. I'm trying to improve my photography so that it too can try and capture some of those moments. As I look at the WAB gallery, I'll have to let my admiration lead to aspiration, not desparation. In the meantime, I can jot down a few experiences and thoughts by way of a blog - nothing too profound, just what it says on the tin... my miscellaneous musings. Thanks for taking the time to have a look and please feel free to leave any comments.
Jonners
A First Admiral
We visited Bradfield Woods this afternoon, and hoped we would dodge any showers that might be around. We were fortunate in that we did remain dry, although we had been rained on earlier as we picked a few raspberries at a local farm.
I had not visited Bradfield Woods before, although it is not too far away. It is an ancient, but not huge woodland, which has been managed traditionally for over 750 years. Coppiced hazels (with nuts already showing) and ash provide a rich habitat for wildlife, and the wide rides have plenty of wild flowers. We saw a lot of ringlets on our walk and a few skippers
but the highlight for me had to be my first ever White Admiral butterfly. It was flitting about near the treetops at first, but did momentarily drop lower, although without settling. An abundance of bush crickets and a fine violet ground beetle meant that insects definitely won the day for us today. However, one of the boys found himself at the wrong end of a larger than normal red ant, which left him wincing in pain for several minutes with a nasty red mark on his arm - I think he would rather the insect hadn't won that particular encounter!
I had not visited Bradfield Woods before, although it is not too far away. It is an ancient, but not huge woodland, which has been managed traditionally for over 750 years. Coppiced hazels (with nuts already showing) and ash provide a rich habitat for wildlife, and the wide rides have plenty of wild flowers. We saw a lot of ringlets on our walk and a few skippers
but the highlight for me had to be my first ever White Admiral butterfly. It was flitting about near the treetops at first, but did momentarily drop lower, although without settling. An abundance of bush crickets and a fine violet ground beetle meant that insects definitely won the day for us today. However, one of the boys found himself at the wrong end of a larger than normal red ant, which left him wincing in pain for several minutes with a nasty red mark on his arm - I think he would rather the insect hadn't won that particular encounter!
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