This is my day 12 contribution to Becky’s April Squares on the theme of Bright.
A bright reflection off ice on a frozen puddle in a muddy wheel rut on farmland at Hatherton near Nantwich in southern Cheshire, England.
My Throwback Thursday post this week is traveling back to spring 1987.
I spent part of the spring documenting the nesting cycle of a pair of Eurasian Blue Tit.
In this photo one of the adult birds is bringing moss for the nest. It appears that one bird prefers moss and the other dried grass. It also appears that each bird builds one side of the nest.
This is my contribution to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Size Comparison of Objects prompt.
Large and small caterpillars of the Large White Butterfly.
Large and small Maple leaves on snow.
My Flora and Fauna Friday post this week is continuing the story of the Common Frogs (Rana temporaria) in a garden pond at Hatherton near Nantwich in southern Cheshire, England.
Last week the adult frogs were mating. This is the result, frogspawn in the pond. Each black dot will hatch into a tiny tadpole.
My Flora and Fauna Friday post this week is a continuation of last week’s post of a male Common Frog (Rana temporaria) croaking to attract a mate.
This week a pair of Common Frogs are mating in a garden pond at Hatherton near Nantwich in southern Cheshire, England. This is known as amplexus, males develop nuptial pads to help them clasp the female. This allows them to kick away rival males.
My Flora and Fauna Friday post this week is the Common Frog (Rana temporaria) found throughout much of Europe as far north as Scandinavia and as far east as the Urals.
Other common English names include the European Common Frog, European Common Brown Frog and European Grass Frog.
This is a male croaking to attract a mate, their throats turn pale/white in the breeding season. Males take up residence in a suitable breeding site and croak to attract females.
This individual was photographed in a garden pond in Hatherton near Nantwich in southern Cheshire, England.
Throwback Thursday this week is returning to the exploration of my film archives with a photo from the early 1980s.
First light on fresh snow on farmland at Hatherton near Nantwich in southern Cheshire, England.
