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Writing tagged: ‘birds’

Pheasant surprise

Courtesy of Stense.

Published 02-Feb-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds, compare and contrast, pheasants, sheep, stense

200% Owl

A brace of tawnies spotted.

Published 29-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds, owls

Four calling partidges

We had four unexpected visitors in our garden this morning.

Published 27-Dec-2006
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds

Country Boy

In which Jen makes a great joke about a dead wren.

Published 02-Jul-2006
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds, farm, jen

The green choice

Wind powerstations kill eagles.

Published 23-Jun-2006
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds, environment, windpowerstations

In a flap

In which I confront one of my phobias, and am conquered by it.

Published 11-Jun-2006
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds, jen, phobias

Comeuppance/Falldownance

Convicted egg thief dies after fall from tree.

Published 25-May-2006
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds

Hunting the hunter

Sparrowhawk photographed in my garden.

Published 09-Apr-2006
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds, photography

Sap's rising

We appear to have a mental chaffinch in our garden.

Published 11-Mar-2006
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds

Top that, Ann

Guinea fowl flies over my garden.

Published 30-May-2005
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: birds, photography

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