Fantastic stuff. Amazing thing, evolution - especially when you can see how species like this have come to fit their environment so well 😹
These pines, which are native to the Canary Islands, are quite remarkable - they are some of the most fire-resistant conifers in the world. They can even resprout after losing their needles in a fire. I was amazed to see extensive fire damage to trees but they were still very much alive! 2/2
As there are still no leaves on the trees and I do admit to enjoying a bit of colour, here’s a rather fetching Canary Island pine. I was very taken with the forests on Tenerife and amazed to see how fire-resistant they are (see pics below) 1/2 #ThickTrunkTuesday
I had a Blue Tit in real life this morning - first on the feeder and then on the manky old apple that’s been hanging far too long but it’s only now that they seem to be noticing it - maybe it’s finally defrosted? 😹 #FirstBirdOfMyDay
I waited about 2 years for the kitchen fitter
Poland is blessed with sandy beaches all along its coast. Unfortunately on the Baltic, not the Med, but that doesn’t stop people from flocking there in July/Aug. In the towns beaches are packed but further along you can find quieter spots. Water temp around 20C & air temp usually 20-25 - pleasant.
It is, at all times of year, although I prefer it out of season of course! And at the moment there are lots of migratory birds so there’s added interest, especially when you watch the Mute Swans skidding over the ice trying to take off and land 😹
It is, especially out of high season and if you go earlier in the morning before most of the tourists get moving 😺 This weekend there were Mute Swans, Greylag Geese, Goldeneye, a Long-tailed Duck, and the usual Mallards, Black-Headed Gulls, Herring Gulls and Cormorants.
I think I’ll have to - it’s all looking a bit Gobi desert again!
This is the season known as “przedwiośnie”, or pre-spring, as the ice slowly melts but new life has not truly woken yet. Migrating swans and geese are arriving though, and a local robin made a special appearance! 2/2 #Zachodniopomorskie #Kołobrzeg #Przedwiośnie
A fascinating part of the Polish Baltic resort of Kołobrzeg is the Ekopark Wschodni (Eastern Ecopark), a natural wetland area that protects a wide variety of birds. It’s just behind the sand dunes so you can see the sea on the left and the lake on the right. It’s a popular cycling route 1/2
Had a very relaxing weekend at the seaside with some welcome sunshine and the chance to take long walks along the beautiful promenade in Kołobrzeg, where I happened upon this interesting find 😺 #ManholeCoverMonday
The beautiful weather continues and this morning’s #FirstBirdOfMyDay was a row of Sparrow lads lined up in front of the feeder. They’re particularly feisty at the moment 😹
🎼🎶‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside…’🎶 and get woken up by the squawking of squabbling Herring Gulls at 6 in the morning! 😺#FirstBirdOfMyDay
Very atmospheric! Unsurprisingly here at the seaside the #FirstBirdOfMyDay was a couple of Herring Gulls squabbling over a snack 😺
A fascinating article which I will take full notice of when I finally get my summer house and plot going. Although, tbf, ‘low-intensity land management practices’ were probably always the intention! 👍😹
Looks like mine after a few too many phall curries 😹😹😹
All we can do is spread the word personally to the people we meet. From small acorns do mighty oaks grow 😺
You’re very welcome, Chloe 😺 It’s these small things that are so important. We need to concentrate on them and make sure they’re there for future generations.
By the river
#Dartmoor #Devon #water #rivers
How lovely. A real tonic 😺
Yeah he’s been around a while now so I’m really hoping he’s successful. If there are any female Robins in the area they’ll hear him for sure!
The Robin is singing his little heart out from the scrub behind and in front of our block. Am so rooting for him to find a partner! 😻 #FirstBirdOfMyDay
Morning, Mushen! I always have the same feeling about Friday - am very happy to work on this day knowing that I have a free one ahead of me 😺 Even better when I know it’s going to be sunny! A trip to the seaside is in order, methinks 👍
I think you can start any hashtag trend you want, tbf! That’s a magnificent tree.
Will do! At the moment it looks like they might die of drought - if it doesn’t rain soon I’ll have to start watering.
What lovely birdsong! It’s all coming alive 😻
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Wow so beautiful - ours are a good month away from flowering, I reckon!
We can hope.
