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Bird's-nest Orchid
Growing in deep leaf litter under a heavy canopy of Beech trees. In an area where little light penetrates.
Note no green leaves. The roost of the plant are densely matted and look like an untidy birds nest. |
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| Bird's-nest Orchid Saprophyte, without green chlorophyll but nourishes itself on decomposing leaf humus in partnership with a fungus whose filaments are attached to its roots and spread out through the humus. Note not parasitic as Broomrape. |
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20190602 Cattle Egret
9 of flock of 11 adults attracted to cattle.
Bird top right appears to have leg flags..... see below
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| 20190602 Cattle Egret |
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20190602 Cattle Egret
It is thought that low morning light from the right has reflected off the hind toes of this bird.
This gives the impression of white flags attached to each tarsus....
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20190513 Western Polecat
Was out field sketching this morning and had this run by!?
Female with kit, at least 3 trips made into scrub...
at least 3 kits.
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| 20190513 Western Polecat Have been advised by several wildlife enthusiasts not to release this location as ignorant gamekeepers and landowners still go all out to eradicate this species. |
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20190505 Great Spotted Cuckoo
Many days spent chasing this Cuckoo... resulting in only distant views.
Unfortunately it hold up in the worst location possible along the coast.
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Ring Ouzel
Fine male in early morn sun still with a female and still at the horse paddocks.
Walked up road to heath to listen to a Garden Warbler and a flock of 27 Ouzels flew inland and over to the South East!
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Ring Ouzel
Feeding on earth worms
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Ring Ouzel
Mature female with above male.
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