# pheasants naturejournal drawingbirds drawingpheasants canadagoose whitesaddle fungus rspbsaltholme cattle marsh maple iceplant wildlifegarden yorkshirefog drawinggrasses hoverfly micromoth hemlock hollyblue newmillerdam bumblebee drawingbees moths mothtrap mothtrapping garlicmustard heather acorns blackheadedgull bat penguin lemur llama sewerbyhall zoosketches meadow weeds wildflowers cawthorne grapevine

Black-headed gull, moorhen, mallard and Canada goose at Thornes Park duck pond this morning.

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2022-12-06

White saddle fungus, Helvella crispa, growing near hazels alongside the track by the River Aire at Methley.

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2022-12-03

On Wednesday morning the farmer was moving the cattle that graze the marshes at RSPB Saltholme from Paddy’s Pool over to the Saltholme Pools.

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2022-11-12

At Newmillerdam this morning, a holly blue butterfly rests on hemlock while hoverflies visit the flowers of creeping buttercup, occasionally chasing each other around.

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2022-06-14

Three approaches to foraging from the bumblebees on the herb bed this afternoon: fast-forward, thorough and - for the red-tailed which might be a drone - settling down on a chive flower.

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2022-06-04

Attracted to the moth trap in our back garden, do those tufts make it a prominent?

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2022-06-01

Garlic mustard and bracken in the clearing at the far end of the main car park at Newmillerdam.

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2022-05-10

Making a start on the flowers of Bilberry Wood. Heather grows in tussocks on drier ground, cross-leaved heath in damper places.

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2022-01-22

Pheasant fight They circled, trying to outflank each other then they’d both leap up, sometimes striking out with their feet like a pair of heraldic beasts, then coming back low to the ground.

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2021-11-03

These pheasants in Coxley Wood squared up to each other as if it was a Sumo contest, bowing low but simultaneously fluffing out their feathers to look intimidating.

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2021-11-02

I’ve added watercolour to the acorns that I drew earlier this month.

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2021-10-31

Black-headed gulls chasing, and briefly catching, a small bat at Newmillerdam this morning.

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2021-10-04

Lemurs, llamas and Humboldt penguins enjoying the sun at Sewerby Hall and Park on Wednesday.

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2021-10-02

In my rather neglected corner of 'meadow', a small hoverfly is fascinated by the lime green top of my pen and explores it as I draw.

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2021-08-13

On our walk around Carr Gate, near Wakefield, yesterday, fat-hen, a common weed, was growing on a grass verge alongside a slip road and perennial sowthistle at the side of the track by a small wood.

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2021-08-08