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Shillingstone in Dorset Oct. 2010, Shillingstone. A view from an uptsairs window, on a bright autumn morning, over Cookwell Brook to the Conygar Forestry plantation. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Shillingstone in Dorset October 2010, Cookwell Brook, Shillingstone.The threat of rain to end the day. 'Time to close the gate and head in doors'. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 18 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stour Valley Summer While I was cleaning up the loft above the garage, after the swallows had gone, I noticed this Brown Long-eared Bat. Plecotus Auritus:- Brown long-eared bats appear to select roosting sites according to the houses available. Preferences for older buildings with partitioned roofs which are within 0.5 km of woodland and water have been recorded. Brown long-eared bats also exhibit a preference for warmer houses for summer roost sites. Obviously Cookwell must tick all of those boxes, although this is the first time to my knowledge, there has been one in here. Maybe the swallows have gone into the 'sub-letting' business? This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer A stormy September evening, Cookwell, Shillingstone. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 2 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stour Valley Summer As summer slips into autumn the activities of the garden spiders become accentuated by the heavy morning dew. Although it would seem that some spiders are not too bothered about isometrics. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 2 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stour Valley Summer A farewell supper. The swallows feeding on swarms of Thunder Flies in the wake of a receding storm before departing for the coast the following morning. Two chicks were left in the nest in the barn, but they were attended to and fed by a lone adult. A few days later they too departed. Hopefully they will join the accumulation of birds along the Dorset coast, waiting for favourable weather conditions in order to cross the channel. Then on through France and Spain to Africa. In the meantime I'll clean up the loft, and make sure the nest remains intact, hopefully for their return next summer. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer Two 'late' swallow chicks prepare to embark on their long journey south accompanied by a lone adult bird, which appeared to stay behind to look after them. On a dry day, with a north west tail wind they were gone. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer Homeward bound at Cookwell Shillingstone. It's on occasions such as this, that I often wonder if the birds returning to the rookery for the night, are aware of their dramatic surroundings? This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer Evening sunlight next to Cookwell Brook. Cookwell is a small area of the village of Shillingstone, which takes it's name from the brook which flows through the northern end of village before entering the River Stour. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer An otter survey site, Cookwell Brook, Shillingstone. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer Lengthening shadows, after a busy day in the fields. Hambledon Farm, Cookwell, Shillingstone. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 7 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stour Valley Summer A female Roe Deer amongst the wheat straw bales in the early sunlight of a September morning. Cookwell Shillingstone. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer The second brood of swallow chicks this year, getting ready to leave the nest. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer A dusty September sunset, Cookwell Brook, Shillingstone. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 6 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stour Valley Summer The forces of nature at work on a September evening over Hambledon Farm, Marsh Bridge, Shillingstone. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer Sometimes when a Thatcher completes a roof he will fashion a straw pheasant and place it on the ridge. No need in this case, the red tiles compliment this cock pheasant enjoying the evening sun on the barn roof at Cookwell, Shillingstone. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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Stour Valley Summer A dramatic end to a September evening at Cookwell, Shillingstone as an active weather front rolls in from the south west. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 2 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stour Valley Summer The North Dorset Trailway passes through the Shillingstone Station Project heading north for three-and-a-half miles, to Sturminster Newton. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
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Stour Valley Summer Heading north west, back into Shillingstone, after a 'summer evening cycle ride', along The North Dorset Trailway. Before it was closed in the 1960's the Somerset and Dorset Railway (S & D), was sometimes referred to as the 'Slow & Dirty'. Despite this, the actual geographical location of the North Dorset Stour Valley section, made it one of the most picturesque railway lines in the South West of England. Since its' 'rebirth' as a trailway, open to walkers, cyclists and horse riders, its' sympathetic and ongoing development, with regard for the surrounding environment and wildlife, has made this all too evident. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 7 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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Stour Valley Summer Flight re-fueling, a Hummingbird Hawk Moth feeding from a Salvia plant in a sunny part of the garden. Hummingbird Hawk Moths beat their wings at such speed they emit an audible hum. Their name is further derived from their similar feeding patterns to Hummingbirds. They're found in Britain all summer long, especially in southern counties such as Dorset. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL 2 people have added this picture to their favourites |
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