The Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus, is a large pale Thrush with dark speckles, quite often seen high at the top of a tree, singing its flutelike song, or in gardens and fields bullying smaller birds for food. Both its scientific name, Turdus viscivorus and its common name mean ‘the Thrush that eats Mistletoe’ as theyContinue reading “The Storm Cock”
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Day Sixteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Crisp leaves found in the Middle of the moor blown far From the distant woods A B-H
Day Fifteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Deep in the heart of Lancashire’s rolling hills stands Stately Gawthorpe Hall A B-H
Day Fourteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Sinuous snowdrifts Sculptured in sweeping curves pile Up against the walls A B-H
Greenhalgh Castle
Greenhalgh castle consists of the ruins of the base of one tower of a castle built in 1490 on the outskirts of the small town of Garstang. The ruins of the castle are on private land but can be seen from Millenium green park by the side of the river Wyre where there is anContinue reading “Greenhalgh Castle”
Day Thirteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
The white road winds on Snow lies thick upon the tar Have gritters been out? A B-H
Day Twelve of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Hedgerow berries feed Migrating Fieldfare after Their long winter trip A B-H
The Nuthatch
The Nuthatch, Sitta europaea, (sitta meaning ‘seed’), is quite similar to, and often confused with, Woodpeckers and treecreepers but is a member of its own genus and quite unique. They are very agile and mobile little birds, able to ascend and descend tree trunks upside down or the right way up, they are unique inContinue reading “The Nuthatch”
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