Monday, 24 January 2011

Seeing the Changes 342






Being in Kent, one gets a clear impression of how Spring gradually glides up our island from South to North. Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) and Winter heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) are both in flower here and the Hazel (Corylus avellana) has yellow catkins. I also found lots of hibernating Harlequin beetles (Acrocinus longimanus) in an old house where there were nightly visits by European badgers (Meles meles meles) and Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).

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