Day 12 Mammals -I had high hopes for mammals day. I went on 3 walks, did 17K steps the only mammal I saw was a squirrel that tried to raid my birdfeeder, lost interest & then nonchalantly dug up a stashed acorn 😆
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Day 11 Invertebrates - the worse day for looking for invertebrates- it was cold 🥶 & it had ❄️ snowed - just a sprinkle- & it was really icy! I saw five species in total! Last day tomorrow- Mammals !
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Day 10 of 12 Days Wild - Trees 🌳🌳🌳
I counted 14 species of tree today as I went about my Saturday chores - the pics are of the Oaks in the garden & “The Ant Tree” - it has a nest of ants that farm the aphids in the tree!
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Day 9 of 12 Days Wild - looking for Birds on my walk up to the local meadow. I saw 13 species inc: Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Long Tailed Tit, & Robin who rather obligingly looked straight at my camera 🤩
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Day 6 of 12 Days Wild Moss 💚 - we had a day out today - but I did see 3 different species of moss - I saw moss growing in trees, in flower beds & cracks pavement 🤩 nature really does pop up everywhere 💚
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Yesterday was Day 5 Lichens - saw at least 10 species including a Pulmonaria sp 🫁 of The Wildlife Trusts 12 Days Wild
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Day 4 of 12 Days Wild
Today
Day 4 Fungi 🍄🟫- We spent the day at the beach so I saw no fungi. I did see lots of shells 🐚, sand dunes & a Bobby dazzler of a lichen! That I need to research❤️
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Day 3 of 12 Days Wild: Fruit on plants / trees - I saw 20 species inc holly, ivy, apples, sloe, figs, dried up blackberries, & cotoneaster to name a few!
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Day 2 of The 12 Days Wild Challenge
Day 2 Seeds (that aren’t fruit) 🤩🤩🤩 I saw 20 different species that had seeds on my Boxing Day morning walk #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneursUK #EcoEntrepreneur
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Day 1 of 12 Days Wild - The WildlifeTrusts
I have decided to look for 12 different types of nature over the 12 Days Wild Challenge!
Day 1 Flowers 🌺 🌷 - today I saw 31 different species flowering on my Christmas morning walk.
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Bumblebee on Verbena #nature #bumblebee #bee #wildlifephotography #insect
My first ever harvest of potatoes- modest yet exciting! I planted 4 potatoes that had grown shoots in my veg cupboard into a bag of left over compost! #gardening #garden #growingveg #growyourown
Picking these for the house brought me joy this morning - beautiful Sweet peas still flowering in Mid-September #beautiful #garden #flowers #nature #outsidein
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Buff Tailed Bumblebee foraging on white budleja #bee #bumblebee #insects #wildlife #flowers
7- spot ladybird (?) Coccinella 7- punctata - in Devon, England #insects #ladybird #ladybug #wildlife
Devon Beaver munching Balsam #nature #wildlifephotography #beaver #mammals #rewilding
Hoverfly feeding on lemon balm #insects #hoverfly #herbs #nature #wildlifephotography
"a fossilized #dragonfly wing ... has been identified as a new species and the first such fossil from Canada's dinosaur-aged rocks."
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This report is really worth your time reading and if it works on farms it can work equally as well in local parks and gardens.
#Environment #Ecology #Butterflies #Insects 🦋🐞🐝
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About to give my first talk in 20 years and thinking “the only way out is through” when this pops up in my feed… #SciComm
Teasels are such awesome plants #teasel #plants #nature #pollinatorplants
Comma Butterfly - so beautiful #butterfly #insect #wildlifephotography #nature