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nto the distance until i can hear them no more i walk on through the trees along the river s edge then back up the hill towards home share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more print opens in new window print share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on telegram opens in new window telegram share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr like loading posted in awareness devon landscape nature north devon north devon coast place tagged devon landscape nature north devon river torridge trees and woodland 2 comments fleeting moments bickleton wood posted on september 16 2021 by throughstones leaving the car i entered the stillness and silence of the woods a solitary fly buzzed past my ear small birds sang in the tree tops high above sunlight spread over the ground in bright pools then a slight flurry of a breeze and a scattering of golden leaves drifted down thinking of the balance of nature and its endless cycles and transformations without trees and the oxygen they give us we would probably not be able to breathe pledge this post is part of my pledge towards supporting north devon biosphere s important nature recovery plan share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more print opens in new window print share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on telegram opens in new window telegram share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr like loading posted in ecology nature north devon woodland tagged cycles ecology fresh air movement nature north devon peace seasons shadows stillness sunlight trees and woodland 1 comment close to the ground posted on august 21 2021 by throughstones i sat down under a tree and looked around i admired the strength and power of the tree s trunk and its rough craggy bark at close quarters i peered fascinated into its patterns and crevices clinging ivy snaked its way ever upwards insinuating and hooking its tendrils into the crevices as it climbed little by little inch by inch a light covering of familiar palmate leaves almost camouflaged the tree s massive roots roots bound tight to the ground with ropes of ivy crawling around on the ground i saw a proliferation of plant life in all its phases ivy leaves everywhere a thick extensive carpet of dead pine needles shrivelled up leaves a large number of cones thin brittle twigs brambles ferns grasses mosses old disintegrating pieces of bark a small holly seedling shooting up and a few tiny black insects scurrying busily around in the undergrowth as i turned and began to walk back out of the woods my eye was drawn up to the light pledge this post is part of my pledge towards supporting north devon biosphere s important nature recovery plan share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more print opens in new window print share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on telegram opens in new window telegram share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr like loading posted in nature north devon trees and woodland woodland tagged close up conifers earth ground ivy leaves nature north devon plants rosemoor sky trees and woodland undergrowth 3 comments review 2 2 the young blackbirds posted on august 6 2021 by throughstones i value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries and very frankly give them fruit for their songs joseph addison joseph addison 1672 1719 essayist poet and politician a couple of days later i saw two of the birds sitting on the railings near the kitchen window they both seemed to be fully grown and identical in size and shape one was getting fed by the other and i would love to have got a photo but by the time i had run upstairs for my camera they had flown away i was seriously confused there now seemed to be several young blackbirds hanging around here all the same size a little bit smaller than the original mr and mrs b who seem to have disappeared and with varying plumage colour from mid brown to pure black or a mixture of both colours it might have been a good idea to do a little bit of research online but that wouldn t have been nearly so much fun as just watching and wondering during the sunny days of mid july all the blackbirds have enjoyed running up and down the garden path sunbathing hiding behind various plants and bushes and taking little sips of water from their dish i would often see one or other of them come scuttling down the garden path towards the kitchen sometimes followed by a little entourage of very young very noisy sparrows everyone having a jolly good time i have decided that like human children a lot of what they were doing was play and learning life skills including the feeding of each other of course i might be wrong about this along with many of my other ideas which i am always willing to change these days things have quietened down here in the garden one male and one female blackbird have taken up residence under the azalea bush a dark well camouflaged spot strategically placed close to the food and water corner and the kitchen door they live sedately occasionally coming out to sunbathe or to survey the neighbourhood i give them very little food these days except when they come along and blatantly ask for it i think they should be looking for their own but i do worry about the sparrows particularly since i heard on the radio recently that house sparrows are at high risk of extinction and are on the rspb red list however i will do my best to make sure they are all ok for as long as possible here s a bit of information from the rspb website about the sparrows and other familiar well loved birds and here is an older newspaper article showing that the decline has been going on for some time pledge this post is part of my pledge towards supporting north devon biosphere s important nature recovery plan share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more print opens in new window print share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on telegram opens in new window telegram share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr like loading posted in home nature north devon wildlife animals and birds tagged blackbirds garden home nature north devon comments off on review 2 2 the young blackbirds review 1 2 self educating with blackbirds posted on august 1 2021 by throughstones now s the time for me to review this blackbird saga from unseen egg to lounging adolescent back in july i watched the clematis arch for some time looking and listening for signs of continuing bird life and chicks but day after day all was quiet no fluttering no chirping from within i began to wonder are they all dead or have they just flown the nest and gone away mr and mrs b seemed to have vanished too although mr b did turn up one day with a beak full of chopped worms and grubs he stopped saw there was nobody at home and went away again i couldn t figure it out until one day a male blackbird came pottering about near the arch who was he either a different bird or mr b had lost a lot of weight then a brown one appeared i wasn t sure whether male or female as he seemed to have some black patches amongst the brown the two birds seemed smaller slimmer and sleeker than mr and mrs b and then i realised of course these must be the missing chicks a few days later yet another brown one appeared this one followed the black one around closely expecting to be fed blackie was patient for a long time as he kept trying to avoid this close proximity particularly as he was busily occupied with a delicious grape eventually he got thoroughly exasperated rammed the remains of the grape into the other one s beak and flew off another day the same thing happened but this time after a while blackie led the other one over to their dish containing one grape and two or three raisins he quietly led him right up to the grape pointed to it with his beak then went away for a moment the brown one stood staring at the grape made an attempt at getting hold of it but then wobbled and retreated i wondered whether he might be injured or maybe had a mental health problem but by this time i had lost interest and i didn t 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attention has become closely focused on my immediate surroundings and the natural world just outside my back door in our tiny garden i have made some attempts to grow stuff including a few fruit bushes resulting in much wrestling with garden netting foil strips and old picture frames to keep the birds off sweet peas striving to get in to the blueberry bushes i also seem to have produced a mass of monster nasturtium plants the huge leaves of their foliage are up to my waist and proliferating all over the place including up the wall at the back and right across the paving at the front i know perfectly well that nasturtiums prefer poor soil but unfortunately i completely forgot we had emptied a load of rich compost over the site a few weeks ago now the flowers are almost completely hidden by an overwhelmingly dense canopy of foliage pruning time i think nasturtiums alongside the nasturtiums i planted some seed matting of plants to attract pollinators but so far i have only seen one solitary bee these plants too have grown to enormous height actually i think most of them are weeds amongst which i have discovered a few potato plants left over from last year s adventures i enjoy the physical activity the fresh air the bird songs the scent of green leaves i enjoy crawling around on the ground the earthy scents feeling the texture of the soil as i crumble it in my hands and the black grime under my fingernails if you are a keen gardener you might be interested to join the superfood garden summit running live from 21st to 24th july i have just seen the first episode on zoom which was fascinating and you can also join their facebook group same title name to catch their recordings pledge statement the north devon biosphere where i live has launched a massive nature recovery plan as their contribution to tackling the ecological emergency here in northern devon i won t go into detail here but if interested you can read all about it on their website https www northdevonbiosphere org uk nature recovery plan html they are enlisting the help of local communities or indeed anyone with an interest in this part of the world as my contribution i have pledged to write blog posts about my personal experiences in nature all sorts of random thoughts feelings and observations as i meander around the area starting right here at home crawling about on the ground in my own back yard my idea is that people will recognise and resonate with the same thoughts moods feelings or insights however weird which will help us all to become more connected with nature and each other coming up next more about the blackbirds share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more print opens in new window print share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on telegram opens in new 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for mr and mrs b plus the odd raisin or two blackbird with blueberry 2021 creep around outside the back door for quite some time trying without success to get photos hoping the birds won t notice what i am doing of course they do and disappear indoors again it is such a lovely day i decide to do some washing upstairs to fetch load of washing by the time i get back mr b is demanding more breakfast things go quiet ok i will sit here on the garden bench and i will not move until i have got at least one decent photo of mr b that s when i have figured out how the camera works mr and mrs b come along to their food area once again for second breakfast i am sitting motionless i have slowly and carefully got the phone camera at the perfect angle and focus unfortunately i lose concentration and cross my legs just at the critical moment sending mrs b running up the path as fast as her little legs can go mr b gives me a dirty look for frightening his wife i give up upstairs again i do about 30 mins of qigong practice i come down ...