My July 2019 In Pictures.

To see My July 2019 In Pictures, click on the link below:-

https://susanvale.tumblr.com/post/186259525692/my-june-2019-in-pictures-daisies-click-on-a

Balancing act. The picture at the top shows an Oystercatcher, at 12:53 on Tuesday 2nd July 2019, Southampton Water, Hythe, Hampshire.

To read about the Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), click on the link:-

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/oystercatcher

To read about Hythe, Hampshire, click on the link below:-

https://www.visitsoutheastengland.com/places-to-visit/hythe-p985631

My June 2019 In Pictures - Daisies.

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The picture at the top shows African daisies, on Friday 7th June 2019, near Delapré Lake, Northamptonshire.

To read about African daisies (Osteospermum), click on the link below:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteospermum

To read about Delapré Lake, click on the link below:-

https://delapreabbey.org/park/

To read about Hythe, Hampshire, click on the link below:-

https://www.visitsoutheastengland.com/places-to-visit/hythe-p985631

My May/June 2019 In Pictures - Swan Song.

It was mid May when I first saw the local swans with their newly hatched brood. I counted seven cygnets. I watched them until the beginning of June, when suddenly one was missing. Bad weather stopped any sightings until mid June and then four were missing. A week later five had vanished. Happily, at the end of June there were still two surviving cygnets. A cygnet's life can be short and (probably) savage.

To see My May/June 2019 In Pictures - Swan Song, click on the link below:-

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The picture at the top shows a Mute swan and seven cygnets, Southampton Water, Hythe, Hampshire, at 12:52 on Saturday 18th May 2019.

To read about the Mute swan (Cygnus olor), click on the link below:-

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/mute-swan/

To read about Mute swan cygnets, click on the link below:-

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/mute-swan/nesting-and-breeding-habits/

To read about Hythe, Hampshire, click on the link below:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hythe,_Hampshire