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Whilst Out Walking

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When I was young children would go out on Christmas Day to play with the their new toys. Later families would go for a walk to get out of the house.

Very few walkers today and no free-range children. It’s a beautiful white Christmas, it cries out to be enjoyed.

Why?

#christmas #tradition

December 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM

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Titmouse, a small bird … words are interesting. I refer readers to www.etymonline.com/word/titmouse where we learn that the plural is not “titmice” but in fact “titmouses” for sound etymological reasons. It might sound strange to a modern ear, but it is also correct.

#birds #etymology #nature

Titmouse - Etymology, Origin & Meaning

"titmouse," from Proto-Germanic *maison (source also of Dutch mees, German meise), from… See origin and meaning of titmouse.

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November 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM

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Flowers in November, introducing children to nature, things seen while walking and some interesting links … looking back to the first post, some 300 editions ago.

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#Botany #Flowers #Gardens #LandscapePhotography #Birds #Nature #Conservation

There are Still Flowers

Sunday 9 November

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November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM

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Let it come
like wildflowers,
suddenly, because the field
must have it: wildpeace.

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · Nov 5

I have two - TWO - of these gorgeous original A4 meadow hare linoprints by my mum, Jo, to give away to a couple of lucky people here on Bluesky today.

Rules are simple: to be in with a chance to win, you just have to repost this piece I wrote about Jo and her art: www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...

A somewhat psychedelic linocut of a hare

November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM

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A brief introduction to a widespread group of insects. Next week we move on to flowering plants.

#NaturalHistory #Conservation #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Biology #insects

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Noticing Nature #7 : Grasshoppers, Crickets and …

Wednesday 22 October

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October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM

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Earlier I watched a group of Juncos feasting on the seeds of Joe-Pye Weed left standing for the winter.

#Photography #NaturePhotography #NaturalHistory #Conservation #Nature #Rewilding #Gardening #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #Gardening

Dark-eyed Junco feeding on seeds of Joe-Pye Weed left to stand into winter

October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM

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Intro to real bugs
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#NaturalHistory #Conservation #Nature #insects #bugs
#Wildlife #Biology

Noticing Nature #4: Bugs

Wedenesday 1 Oct

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October 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM

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Here’s a question - what wildlife species, which interesting plants, do you notice when you go out for a walk? Spend an hour in nature (that could be your garden) and share what you saw …

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#nature #walking #wildlife #plants #birds

Noticing Nature - Just One Hour

31 August

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August 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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In the Garden at Fritz we practice biological control of pests - here, control of Tomato Hornworm larvae is inadvertently provided by Cotesia congregata - a parasitoid wasp. This is fascinating. Read on ...
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#Nature #Rewilding #Gardening #Wildlife #Biology

Biological Control

30 August

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August 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM

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Check in on Sunday ... what can you see in an hour?

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#Conservation #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #Biology #Botany #Flowers

August 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM

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“Whilst Out Walking” ... this week, flowers in the rain, bringing up baby birds, a Scottish wildlife island, Gulls Eating Stuff, 25 ways to protect insects

#NaturePhotography #NaturalHistory #Conservation #Gardening #Wildlife #Birds #Flowers #Gardens

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The Sunday Edition - Weekend Walking in the Rain

29 June

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June 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM

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Birds, bird nest, fleur-de-lys, insect populations, Scottish ecocide and other things of interest to mull over with your second morning coffee.

#NaturePhotography #NaturalHistory #Conservation #Nature #Gardening #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #Botany #Flowers #Gardens

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Waxwings, a Robin’s Nest Update, Fleurs-de-lys … and other things of interest

8 June

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June 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM

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Evening

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Gardens #Gardening #LandscapePhotography

May 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM

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Want to convert all/some corner of your lawn to a native species meadow that attracts birds, bees and butterflies? Here are some simple things that you can do to get you started

#Gardening #Wildlife #Birds #Biology #Botany #Flowers #Gardens #Gardening

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June - Lawn to Meadow. Why and How.

25 May

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May 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM

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Protecting the reserve

18 May 2025 I have been somewhat distracted this past week - it has been exceptionally hot, July weather in May and we have been having our >20 year old garden fence replaced. At the same time this heat and my undoubted horticultural skills have caused seedlings of tomatoes,…

Protecting the reserve

18 May 2025 I have been somewhat distracted this past week - it has been exceptionally hot, July weather in May and we have been having our >20 year old garden fence replaced. At the same time this heat and my undoubted horticultural skills have caused seedlings of tomatoes, peppers, aubergines to shoot to the sky. I have never seen anything like it.

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May 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM