Originally posted on futterwithtrees:
This tree was completely re-wired at the back end of last year and re-potted in mid march. It has recovered well and is putting on new growth and the new candles are growing steadily. I took the opportunity to get a few shots of it in the sunlight today. The detail isn’t great but you can see the new candles which… Continue reading Scots Pine Update Pinus Sylvestris

Originally posted on Our Fine Feathered Friends:
? Photo by Jean Potter • Two barn swallows in typical plumage perch on a wire with an albino individual. Birds of a feather, as the old saying goes, tend to flock together, but what happens when a member of the flock stands out from the rest? Although conventional wisdom mandates that being conspicuous is not helpful for… Continue reading Readers report on robin, purple martin that stand out from other members of their flocks