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Meet Me at Midnight poem from my new poetry book She’ll Find the Sky
Misty Breath Vol.9
Not as warm outside as one had wished for…
So to bring some warmth, todays photo of mine will be my “Misty Breath Vol.9”.
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Common whitethroat @ Snettisham RSPB Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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A summer visitor with a scratchy song. Around one million of these birds head to the UK each year to breed..like this one on the Norfolk Coast AONB
River Nar @ Castle Acre West Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The five projects together restored over 1.7km of the river that had been historically dredged. Where the new channels have been constructed at Emmanuel’s & Castle Acre Commons the redundant channels have been left as backwater habitats and fish refuges. The borrow pits used for the site won gravels had turves reinstated to form wetland habitat. The berm creation, large woody material combined with the bed raising restored the river to a more sinuous channel with an increase in floodplain habitat diversity
Dusk on the Glaven @ Blakeney North Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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River Glaven, snaking its way through Blakeney - Norfolk UK Blakeney: Glaven Estuary
Common linnet Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The common linnet is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English name of the plant from which linen is made
Duckling Duo ..Little Mallards by Adam Swaine
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RSPB at Titchwell North Norfolk Coastal Reserve…
Mallard Duckling @Ttchwell RSPB Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Titchwell Marsh..Located on the north coast of Norfolk, between the villages of Titchwell and Thornham, Titchwell Marsh is blessed with diverse habitats that include reedbeds, saltmarsh and freshwater lagoons where avocets, bearded tits and marsh harriers nest. There’s also a wide sandy beach here, which offers extensive views across The Wash.
Sedge warbler..West Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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In summer, the sedge warbler can be spotted singing from a reed or willow perch in wetlands across the UK. Males never sing the same song twice,
Gregarious, graceful and grumpy!..The Avocet. by Adam Swaine
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With their distinctive black and white pattern, sweeping up-turned bills, and long blue legs, these unusual-looking, but beautiful birds, are fascinating to watch. They provide a spectacular show …
Mallard Family @ Titchwell RSPB Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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RSPB Titchwell Marsh..Located on the north coast of Norfolk, between the villages of Titchwell and Thornham, Titchwell Marsh is blessed with diverse habitats that include reedbeds, saltmarsh and freshwater lagoons where avocets, bearded tits and marsh harriers nest. There’s also a wide sandy beach here, which offers extensive views across The Wash
Blakeney National Nature Reserve Norfolk.. by Adam Swaine
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River Glaven..The River Glaven flows for 17 km through one of the most beautiful valleys in England. Rising from tiny headwaters in lower Bodham and Baconsthorpe, the main river begins just below Selbrigg Pond where three streams combine at the outfall. Thereafter, it descends through wooded hills of glacial debris and passes through lush countryside and picturesque flint villages. Finally, the river meets the sea behind Blakeney Point. The Glaven is surrounded by arable land, coniferous plantations, grazing meadows and wetlands. The river is a haven for wildlife.
RSPB Titchwell Marsh..Avocet Norfolk. by Adam Swaine
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Avocets are such beautiful waders always a delight to see..
Peacock butterfly (Insects) by Adam Swaine
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Aglais io, the European peacock, more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It was formerly classified as the only member of the genus Inachis..The Peacock’s spectacular pattern of eyespots evolved to startle or confuse predators, make it one of the most easily recognized and best-known species
Sanderling Scientific name: Calidris alba by Adam Swaine
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Typically associated with sandy beaches, but also mudflats and coastal pools. Usually seen in its rather smart grey, black and white winter plumage, often showing distinctive black ‘shoulder’ markings. On beaches, has characteristic feeding habit of running back and forth with the surf…The Sanderling scampers about the waves looking for marine crustaceans, fish and even jellyfish to eat. It visits the UK in winter from its Arctic breeding grounds, but can also be seen as it passes through on migration during spring and autumn
Bullfinch Norfolk Woodland..Pyrrhula pyrrhula by Adam Swaine
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Shy but striking. Bullfinches bring a brilliant burst of colour to the UK’s woods. The species depends on trees for much of its food, feeding on seeds and buds.
Sedge Warbler West Norfolk.. by Adam Swaine
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The sedge warbler is a small, quite plump, warbler with a striking broad creamy stripe above its eye and greyish brown legs. It is brown above with blackish streaks and creamy white underneath. It is a summer visitor, and winters in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. Its song is a noisy, rambling warble compared to the more rhythmic song of the reed warbler
Mallard Ducklings @ RSPB Titchwell Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The ducklings stay in the nest for at least 10 hours while they dry and get used to using their legs. Then, usually in the early morning, the female leads them to water. Bad weather may delay this exodus, but the sooner the ducklings get to water to feed, the better their chances of survival. They cannot survive without their mother, and take 50-60 days before they fledge and become independent.
St Faith’s Church, Little Witchingham by Adam Swaine
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St Faith’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Little Witchingham in Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
The Ford on the River Glaven Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Footbridge crossing the River Glaven beside the ford at Glandford, North Norfolk, UK
River Yare West Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Beautiful Norfolk countryside so green and rural and tranquil scene.The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches it is one of the principal navigable waterways of The Broads and connects with the rest of the network. The river rises south of Dereham to the west to the village of Shipdham. The river continues its journey across the southern fringes of Norwich before it is joined by the River Wensum at Whitlingham in Trowse. At this point, it turns into a very big and wide tidal river flowing eastwards into the Broads National Park, where it passes various villages including Bramerton and Cantley. From here, the Yare passes the isolated marshland settlement of Berney Arms before entering the tidal lake of Breydon Water, where it is joined by the Bure and Waveney before it reaches the North Sea at Gorleston.
Morston Marsh …Blakeney Harbour NT by Adam Swaine
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A rich area for wildlife Morston lies within Blakeney National Nature Reserve, which also includes Blakeney Point and Stiffkey Marshes. With its big skies, haunting marshes, meandering tidal creeks and wide open sandy beaches, it is one of the largest areas of undeveloped coastal habitats of its type in Europe..
