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Intermission 21d: Farewell Winter

Well this week temperatures will hit 23 degrees centigrade so although Easter promises just a mere 7 degrees, nature has declared spring is sprung.

so this is a farewell to winter 2020 which threw up some late snow amongst other things plus a sustained cold period which is always good for curtailing the sort of mischevious insects which eat my gardening efforts.

This year the “wolf moon” was brilliant!
We don’t have sparrows – we have sparrowhawks

That last photo – it could be a pigeon but it is definitely a sparrowhawk – I posted a previous intermission shot of it with spread wings. Over our heads it once managed an amazing “stall turn” literally turning in position – chasing a blue tit – the blue tit still got away though.

late winter flowers – crocus carpet
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life natural world

Intermission 21a

A lucky break to see a superb bird like a Sparrowhawk only a few feet away sat on a branch preening itself………

This time of year the lichen takes on fantastic colour
and there are signs of new life – catkins abound on this hazel
and for a short while ice crystals create their own designs
the shapes are amazing
Then the frost, mist and sunrise give a satisfying hue
sometimes with multiple frosts you get even more variety
and then there are sunrises to match any summer sunset
enjoy the tailfeather geometry

goodbye small but deadly sparrowhawk. Enjoy what nature can offer this time of year.