This lovely image of long-tailed tits is from a wonderful selection of wildlife blinds from Pictureblinds.co.uk – click on the picture to visit the site
The little green book that accompanied my childhood in a country village was “Wild Life Through the Year” by Richard Morse. It was published in 1942 and it is probably based on what could be seen in the English home counties, not in South Wales, where I have always lived.
I particularly like the sketchbook page for every month, with drawings of birds, other animals and plants you are likely to see. So I am showing these pages on my blog and passing my own observations, based on the village garden of my childhood and my 2010 city garden. Read more in my January post…
Ice on the birdbath in February
This month is traditionally (more…)
The Squirrelbasket 