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Nature notes for June 2011by David Tidmarsh - 11:01 on 13 June 2011
Ken’s Nature notes.
One of the wonderful sights to be seen at this time of the year are the field poppies, the ones that have escaped the sprayer. Some that are growing in with the Oil seed rape, look quite amazing as the yellow of the blossom and the green of the seed heads mix nicely with the vibrant reds of the poppies. As ever, you never know where these annual poppies will appear, so you always need to be alert and have your camera handy, to catch the memories of these cheerful blooms.
We were excited to see a family of Great Tits feeding in the garden the other day, this was a pleasant change from the usual house sparrows that we have been feeding all year, not that I begrudge feeding the sparrows, it is just nice to see a bit more of the more colourful birds in the area.
Walking alongside the Lumley Park Burn last week I was privileged to see another lovely sight, two Swans and their six signets feeding happily in the stream, little bundles of fluff sticking close to their parents for protection. I remember photographing swans some time ago and I was trying to find these in my computer albums, if I was a betting man I would say these swans are the same pair that nested here some time ago, as we all know, swans pair up for life and I only pray that these will be left alone unharmed to mature and return another year.
The air is again filled with the perfume of the Pyracantha or commonly know as the Fire Thorn, it is absolutely covered in blossom, and when the bees and insects have pollinated it all, we will have an abundance of berries for the birds in the winter. The elder berry also have a fantastic display of flowers at this time of the year, a prolific weedy shrub, which I would hate to have in the garden, gives us the chance to make or buy elderflower wine or buy the cordials at some of the summer fairs.
Another bonus of the Elder flower is you can have a lovely view of the stars on the ground from the petal rings that are discarded after pollination.
Oxeye daisies are out in full bloom now and if you could mix these in with the daffodils it would create a show of flowers as the leaves of the daffodils die back, just a thought.
The month of “flaming” June is living up to its usual title by being very wet but it is a good reminder to take cuttings from your favourite plants in order to increase your stocks, trouble is if you are too successful at propagating you end up wonder where to put everything.
So lets hope the weather picks up again and we can enjoy the limited amount of sunshine without doing ourselves harm.
Cheers for now, Ken.
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