Clouded yellow on a sunny Suffolk morning in November…

Joy of simple things

Blue- flowering chicory in a herbal ley.

Also in North Wales, we were there for a couple of days recently. had to look up to identify. Don’t get them in Suffolk, plenty of other thistles. Thistles are great for pollinators, too often undervalued as a biodiversity resource.

Seem to get more each year @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Good year from pyramidal orchids #wildflowerhour

I swear that some of the rabbits in our garden are more tame than others kept in a hutch. Nicole, my wife has assured them we are vegetarian apparently.

We have a few white doves in the farm yard, we joke that they are to feed the sparrowhawks… word has obviously gone round

As an introduced species they are a pest, but doesn’t stop the young being cute. This was no bigger than a domestic cat. The mother barking not far away.

Remnants of WW2 defences create interesting effects in a foamy sea by RSPB Minsmere yesterday

Poignant, boosted by Californian friend across on mastodon. @milesking.bsky.social

Tree surgeons view of the Minster, having a farm steeped in history comes with responsibilities. But also opportunity, recreating a medieval deer park with wood pasture, re wilding a once arable landscape, setting the ruins in context.

The sunflowers in the winter bird food plots look spectacular at this time of year, and they are always the first seed to be eaten.There has been some questioning of the value of stewardship, have been in it for over 30 years, it has come a long way. @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

Grass snake doing its thing on a Suffolk pond