Views of the Tarn

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Naturelog: Thursday 8th August

A walk around the Tarn this afternoon as I hadn’t done a butterfly count there for over a week and … More

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27 bird species were seen on the patch this month. This brings the years total to 48 and increases the … More

The North American Wood Duck is a bird of wooded swamps and shallow lakes, which is sometimes seen in the … More

Before the invention of refrigerators and freezers, many country houses would have a ice well. These would be brick built … More

The hottest day of the year and most sensible birds where keeping in the shade as much as possible, so … More

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Although we spent the day in London (See posts on Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition and future posting on Lowry exhibition) … More

The Muscovy duck comes from Central and South America. Originally a wild species, it was domesticated by the Indians. It … More