Originally posted on Jonathan Pomroy:
I spent some time sketching young blue tits on the feeder outside the studio today. There are reasonable numbers around but I hope the wider population did better than ours who only fledged three out of six young from the nest box. The wind today was was very unsettling. The buddleia has lost quite a few branches. I suspect there… Continue reading July 5th- blue tits and swift diary

Originally posted on Jonathan Pomroy:
Swift Diary Yesterday evening was cool with a few heavy showers. Our breeding pair of swifts were out feeding alone, often very low over the garden. As the light faded they mingled with pipistrelle bats before finally retiring to the nest box. The wind was so strong and gusty at times yesterday that they sometimes took several attempts to approach… Continue reading July 6th- swift diary

Originally posted on Jonathan Pomroy:
Our swift nestlings are growing well, but they are not receiving many feeds and one is looking decidedly smaller than the other. I think they will be fine as long as their parents survive this difficult spell of weather. As I write it is 12.5C and we have just had a heavy shower. It is one of the coldest July… Continue reading July 7th- more grey skies, swift diary

Originally posted on Jonathan Pomroy:
Great excitement this morning! If I am working I can rely on Tolly to spot wildlife in the garden and rush in to tell me. This morning he spotted a hummingbird hawk-moth visiting the Verbena bonariensis for nectar. We both enjoyed watching it restlessly exploring the flowers for a couple of minutes before it flew directly north. We had a… Continue reading July 8th- hummingbird hawk-moth, dragonflies and swift diary

Originally posted on Jonathan Pomroy:
On a very dull, cold July morning I drove to the Post Office via a couple of decent local birding spots. Newburgh Priory lake was looking quite dramatic as I arrived with very heavy cloud and just a hint of brightness in the Ampleforth direction. The scene was almost monotone, just hints of dark summer green in the trees. The… Continue reading July 9th- redstart and another grey, cold July day

Originally posted on Jonathan Pomroy:
The young swifts are benefitting from a much better day. It is still not particularly warm for July but the adults are coming back reasonably frequently with full throat pouches. Pressure is rising and it does look like we will have a few dry days. It will be interesting to see whether this brings a return of prospecting birds. Martin… Continue reading July 10th- swifts and big shower clouds

Originally posted on Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog:
I’m on vacation down in Naples Florida. About three hours or so south and west of my home, Orlando. It’s a whole different type of climate, very much more tropical than Orlando. I haven’t seen much since I’ve been here though, I’m still on the tail end of a recovery from some illnesses. First, on May… Continue reading What if this is the last tree I work on?

http://walter-pall-bonsai.blogspot.com/2020/07/european-beech-2.html?m=1 Continue reading Walter Pall Bonsai Adventures: European Beech #2

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