It was another beautiful day and to break up the decorating we enjoyed coffee and later lunch in the garden. I was pleased to see a peacock butterfly which settled for a while. A sulphur yellow brimstone flew quickly through and bees were out feeding especially on the perennial wallflowers and the occasional bee fly was around. I was particularly pleased to see a buzzard soaring over the Horsefield while we were having lunch.
After lunch I set off for the normal cemetery/Horsefield walk. As I had hoped butterflies were now in evidence with plenty of peacocks and tortoiseshells and a single comma on the horsefield. I noticed that hazel leaves were beginning to open and blackthorn blossom was a froth of white on the hedges. Before we can blink I shall be collecting the sloes for next year's sloe gin. Lesser celendine is in flower here as well as in our garden where it is not quite so welcome. I was delighted to get my first chiffchaff of the year.
Peacock
Small Tortoiseshell
Comma
Blackbird
Robin
Wood pigeon
Jay
Chiffchaff
Magpie
Chaffinch
Great Tit
Bullfinch
Dunnock
Long Tailed Tit
Lesser Celendine
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| Willow Catkins |
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| A froth of blackthorn blossom |
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| Cherry |
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| Cherry |
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| Cemetery daffodils |
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| Hazel |
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| Hazel |
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| Hazel |
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| Horse Chestnut |
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| Horse Chestnut |
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| Peacock |
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| Not often you can take a bird pic with an 80mm macro |
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| Willow |
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| Comma |
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| Comma |
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| Comma |
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| Dandelion |
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| This is why it's called the Horsefield |
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| Peacock |
Great pictures Mike
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