CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Some natural wonders from North East England
Friday, April 26, 2024
Cinnamon bug - a recent arrival in my garden
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I first found one of these cinnamon bugs Corizus hyoscyami in the garden a couple of years ago. Now they are well established here. They ov...
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Jackdaw skull
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I found this bird's skull in Ashes quarry, Stanhope, Weardale a couple of days ago. I think it's a jackdaw's skull - it's a...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Conifer plantation ladybirds
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Three pictures of two ladybirds often associated with conifers, found on a fence post on the edge of a Sitka spruce plantation in the Deer...
Monday, April 8, 2024
Chiffchaff
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I started hearing chiffchaffs locally in County Durham at the beginning of April - another welcome sign of spring when the weather didn'...
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Bullfinches eating Amelanchier flower buds
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At the end of March it looked as though we would have an exceptional display of Amelanchier flowers this spring - but then the bullfinches...
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