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An Owl pellet Maybe not a thing of obvious beauty but fascinating none the less owls swallow their prey whole regurgitating the indigestible parts such as fur bones teeth and feathers later. #1000postcards #owls #owl #owlpellets
In the morning when the birds start singing again I’m going to take a leaf out of their book By spending the day listening to the sounds of the weather,the trees & the birdsong I will be grateful for the dawnchorus & the beauty of the primroses #1000Postcards #marshtit #birdsnest
Spring is uncoiling all over the farm now. The snowdrops are at their plentiful best & ferns are beginning to sprout this years growth which is fresh, green & full of promise
#1000Postcards #Snowdrops #Ferns #botanical #biodiversity #Biodiversity2020 #Pembrokeshire #WelshArt
Conocephalum conicum also known as The Great Scented Liverwort. It’s the forage plant for the larval stage of the Epimartyria pardella moth and grows here at Sunnyhill Farm #1000postcards #liverworts #liverwort #botanicalArt #botanical #pembrokeshire
Contemplating smaller things this week as I delve into the miniature world of mosses,lichens & liverworts.I am reminded of Albrecht Durers’magical work “The greatest piece of turf”a very hard act to follow! #1000Postcards #moss #liverworts #biodiversity #botanical #Durer
Paper is something I don’t make myself but use every day here in today’s postcard is a little piece of a #wasp nest that’s made of #paper. Everyone says that the Chinese invented paper but really the #wasps did it first long before humans had ever thought of it #1000postcards
Up and down the farm track grow scattered drifts of honesty.The recent winds have stripped the last of its silver seed heads but also exposed the new flowers that have just opened. The cycle of life, plain to see, equal measures of sadness & joy in a simple flower #1000postcards
Who killed cock Robin?Sadly I think the cold snap & lack of food was to blame.This young male was skin & bone under his fresh young feathers.We found him lying on his back on the new path at the end of the farm far from the bird feeders. Life is hard for little birds in winter
Purple witch’s butter or Ascocoryne sarcoides that I found growing on the chopped up aerial root of ivy under an old Apple tree. Bright purple Jelly fungus well that’s new to me even though it’s described as common! #1000postcards #jellyFungus #purpleWitchesButter #fungi
The pussywillow is out in time for #ChineseNewYear .This year it’s the 25th of January & is the year of the rat. In China it’s flowers are symbolic of grown & wealth so happy ChineseNew Year especially to my late father who was born there 90 years ago #1000postcards #pussywillow