Thanks to Chris and Terry for the roots, we've got a glorious display of fat red poppies.
Spot the real buzzy bee and the non-buzzy one...
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Poppies
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Thanks to Chris and Terry for the roots, we've got a glorious display of fat red poppies.
Spot the real buzzy bee and the non-buzzy one...
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Summer solstice sunrise over Pendle Hill
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
June 21, 3.30am: After an hour's walk from the Nick o' Pendle, Sabden, to the trig point on Pendle Hill's 'Big End' above Barley, we were treated to the first sunrise of Summer 2010!
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Freefall gooseander-lings
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
This gooseander (left hand middle of the photo) hatched out her brood in the gutter of the farmhouse roof...30ft up.First we knew of it was a loud quacking.
She was in the field, calling her brood together.
We'd no idea where they'd all come from until we talked to a friend. He said gooseanders make their nests above ground. Further investigation - and we spotted the nest high up. Definitely above ground.
These tiny gooseander-lings had freefallen the 30ft to the ground, bounced, got up on their webbed feet and scuttled to their mother. Amazing.
PS - the sheep and lambs wanted their photo taking too...
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Nest building
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Guess what are building a nest high up in the barn wall?
The pile of twigs dropped on the yard must be too big for the gap...
which is just the right size for a pair of jackdaws.
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The pile of twigs dropped on the yard must be too big for the gap...
which is just the right size for a pair of jackdaws.
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Cobden Farm Bed and Breakfast 2010-04-06 18:14:00
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Our swallows have returned today. Hurray. And only 1 day later than last year. This year, 3 have appeared at the same time (only 2 paused long enough for this photo). Usually there's a lone arrival, with the rest landing later over a few days. We usually end up with 3 or 4 pairs nesting in the farm buildings.
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Cobden Farm Bed and Breakfast 2010-03-28 13:46:00
Sunday, March 28th, 2010
First daffodil of 2010 bloomed on March 22. Two years ago, the first blooms were out on January 31...
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New born lamb hunts for milk
Monday, March 15th, 2010
My mum's giving me a real good licking...
It's about time I stood up for the first time...
Finally, I'm on my feet. I can smell
milk. Now where is it?
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Mums-to-be
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Cobden Farm Bed and Breakfast 2010-03-03 20:22:00
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
March 2nd and a pair of marauding gooseanders landed on the pond. They're after the trout that the heron hasn't taken. Our Goose-y is trying to ignore them. And the moorhen (a tiny black blob at the pond's right) is waiting to attack them if they dare get near her nest.Cobden Farm B and B website
Valentine’s Day for the birds
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
The birds are flirting, ready for pairing up around Feb 14.
The bulbs and buds are appearing after the hardest winter they've ever known
And Monty, our Jack Russell, wishes he could catch Goose-y
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