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Walking the Dog: March 2015
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Some pictures of the natural world around Sussex as seen on my daily dog walks. Wednesday, 11 March 2015. First butterflies in the garden. Yesterday was sunny and there were several brimstones passing through the garden. Today I went out to see the heather buzzing merrily with bees and found my first comma of the year trying it out too. Posted by Doug Thompson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Where do I Walk? And other interesting places in West Sussex. The ideal walking companion. Insect and spider list.
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A Common Gardener: Biennial futures
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Saturday, 27 June 2015. Hesperis and foxgloves sown on the solstice had germinated yesterday. (I think.) Certainly the hesperis are there but the foxglove seed is so tiny it's difficult to see the first sign of germination. Higgledy gardener says they should be planted out well before the equinox. (Foxglove definitely up on Sunday 28th. But they are so TINY! I've never seen them at this stage before. ). Posted by Doug Thompson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Cosmos and larkspur out.
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Walking the Dog: May 2015
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Some pictures of the natural world around Sussex as seen on my daily dog walks. Thursday, 14 May 2015. A walk in the woods. Yesterday I went for a walk with Petra in one of our local bluebell woods. It was just a sea of blue. I don't think I have ever seen such a mass of bluebells before. Let's hope these woods are preserved for the future. Posted by Doug Thompson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Where do I Walk? And other interesting places in West Sussex. The ideal walking companion. Insect and spider list.
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Walking the Dog: Bug and butterfly
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Some pictures of the natural world around Sussex as seen on my daily dog walks. Saturday, 8 August 2015. I found this bug yesterday in the garden. It's a red legged shieldbug, pentatoma rufipes. The nymphs live on oak trees so it's not surprising really since there are oak trees overhanging the garden. Today's visitor was a common blue butterfly. Apparently they are becoming scarcer so I'm pleased we still have them here. Posted by Doug Thompson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Where do I Walk?
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Walking the Dog: July 2014
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Some pictures of the natural world around Sussex as seen on my daily dog walks. Thursday, 17 July 2014. It looks like a return visit from our local reptile, none the worse fror its earlier mishap. (See May 18th) It was seen leaving the pond after a morning dip in the very hot weather today. Posted by Doug Thompson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Where do I Walk? Mainly around the National Trust land at Washington Common and Warren Hill in West Sussex. I also spend some time around my old Steyning walks.
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Walking the Dog: August 2014
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Some pictures of the natural world around Sussex as seen on my daily dog walks. Thursday, 21 August 2014. Today at the pond. Visitors today included a pair of common darter dragonflies, depositing eggs into the water. I was not able to photograph them but I caught their jealous attendant, another darter resting on a nearby perch. The other visitor is becoming very familiar to me now. My resident grass snake. Today I finally caught it in a picture displaying its forked tongue. Posted by Doug Thompson.
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Walking the Dog: Today at the pond
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Some pictures of the natural world around Sussex as seen on my daily dog walks. Sunday, 19 July 2015. Today at the pond. I noticed a blue tailed damselfly, ischnura elegans. At the pond today. That's only the second one I've seen. This one is a female of the violet form. There were also two more exuviae from common darters - but I have not seen any of the darters yet this year! Posted by Doug Thompson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Where do I Walk? And other interesting places in West Sussex.
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Walking the Dog: September 2014
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Some pictures of the natural world around Sussex as seen on my daily dog walks. Monday, 29 September 2014. A fly for a sunny day. A pretty sight on a September day! This hoverfly is known as the sun fly ( helophilus pendulus. It spent some time feeding from the Michaelmas daisies. They are at their peak this week so the sun flies are probably happy. Posted by Doug Thompson. Saturday, 27 September 2014. It's another bug but this one is an American! The western conifer seed bug, leptoglossus occidentalis.
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A Common Gardener: April 2015
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Sunday, 26 April 2015. The sun is now in Taurus and the beds are beginning to fill. The plastic bed has elephant garlic, leeks and chives growing. The spaces are filled with pots to stop the squirrels digging! The big bed is nearly full of broad bean plants with a few pots covering the spare patch at the end. I am expecting French beans to go in there. Posted by Doug Thompson. Thursday, 23 April 2015. I planted the betroot seedlings into their bed yesterday. Posted by Doug Thompson. Tuesday, 21 April 2015.
