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The redwing (turdus iliacus) sort of gets there, it has a creamy white chest with brown flecks, and a bright red or orange underwing. A...

Sounds a bit peculiar to me. The cemetery is a public palce, paid for by the citizens. Mind you, now with all the cuts, I doubt if...

Thinking back it must have been about 30 years ago. They had had problems with breaking of headstones at the time. Perhaps they thought...

I loved the swift’s & swallows, always thought them to be beautiful birds! As a child loved to draw (not very well) them.

We on roadtrip at mo so cannot send pics i have said before sparrows/Swifts/Magpies its nice to see sparrows we 2 min from sea in...

You must have our sparrows, well down in numbers here. However, we have your swifts and swallows, together with house martins, and some...

Strange how this year has turned out with wildlife in our garden. Its set out to accommodate wildlife, no chemicals and all that. So...

hollyhocks and sweet peas doing well...in for hot weather so a lot of garden watering this week lyn

Back (left to right): Tommy Lyons, Arthur Layton, J. Hogan, Billy George, Arthur Cartlidge, Alfred Freddie Miles, John Kearns, John...

They are noticeably less tame. The outstanding example is the robin, in the UK our local robin would shove Julie out of the way to check...

Could be a Peony Rose or simply an Old Fashioned English Rose? I have a similar rose in my garden, lovely scent, but looking closely at...

1909-1910 League champions for a record 6th time. But the only player that I would name would be Harry Hampton the great centre forward...

Aston Villa FC - Champions 1909-10 Topographical Views - Kesterton Collection Aston Villa Football Club, based in Aston, Birmingham...

First daytime badger.

0600 this morning, now scared to go in the garding!