July Quick Roundup
Snapshots from a busy month.
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Roses, garden
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The roses have suffered with the cool, damp conditions this year but there were some flourishes when conditions allowed, with July being not quite as wet as previous months.
A tatty, hard-working Blackbird male was a regular visitor on feeding forays early in the month.
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Waiting to go at Norwich station
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Onward to greyer skies
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A wet start to the month belied just how much sunshine and warmth that could be later enjoyed. Summer evenings as well as days were fully taken advantage of out-of-doors.
With much of my time spent in the company of cranes, I worked towards a project for 2025.
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Common Cranes, Swift
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Gatekeeper
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Six-spot Burnet moth
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On a mission
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Comma Butterfly
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Interesting coat
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Come along little moos
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Cut meadow
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Swans with cygnets at Blickling
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There were swans with cygnets on Blickling lake for the first time since 2020 (when unfortunately that year all 3 cygnets were lost, presumably predated). The pair this year had five cygnets.
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Juvenile Pied Wagtails
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Hybrid Hooded Crow
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Fish in shallow water
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Grey Heron
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| Peacock butterfly on Hemp-agrimony |
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Sunset and fishermen at the coast
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| Sundown |
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Following the churr of the Nightjar
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Under the light of the moon
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At the vineyard
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At the vineyard
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The Ancient House
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A friendship made with a Peahen in a kitchen garden
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Skate wing and samphire
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Twilight over the North Sea
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| Dusk |
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Plum trees
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Plum season and so the first of many trips to the local orchard began mid-month.
Green and yellow hues were prevalent in the garden where, by the 25th, it had become quieter bird-wise as expected on the approach to August.
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Great White Egret
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| Cranes |
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Two bugling Cranes with a juvenile
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| Reflection |
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| Crows |
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Red Admiral nectaring on Hemp-agrimony
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Roses, garden
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