The warm sun over the last few days has awoken several Small Tortoiseshell butterflies from their winter torpor. We had one in the garden on Saturday and I saw a few as I walked to the Mere on Sunday. They look very worn and tired but still manage to be beautiful. Quite a few bumble bees out too.
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One of last year's Small Tortoiseshell butterflies, now up and doing
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Buff-tailed Bumblebee (I think)
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We had a fox in the field behind the house yesterday, and today we have 10 Roe Deer!
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Red Fox
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9 of the 10 Roe Deer enjoying the warmth today
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Roebucks showing the velvet on their antlers
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Down at the Mere the fields show little sign of drying up just yet, but the birds up in the trees don't care. A Greenfinch was wheezing away while Dunnocks and Wrens sang lower down.
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Greenfinch, not singing yet, just wheezing
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The large pools of water in the fields provide facilities for the birds, including a couple of Shelduck this morning.
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Shelduck near the Mere
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There hasn't been much to get excited about recently, so the usual suspects get their photos taken instead. The pair of Wigeon on KP are looking good.
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KP wigeon
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Down at the sea front the Sanderlings, Turnstones and Purple Sandpipers are there each day. Here's a different pic of a Purple Sandpiper, taken as the tide was turning.
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Purple Sandpiper
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