My March 2022 In Pictures.

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The picture at the top shows an astonishing pied/leucistic blackbird (Turdus merula), at 14:02 on Monday 14th March 2022, Hythe, Hampshire.

NB: Leucism is a genetic condition in animals, resulting in partial loss of pigmentation in feathers or fur, ie this blackbird (normally all black) has patches of white feathers. A rarity.

To read about the Pied blackbird (Turdus merula), click on the link below:-

https://www.bto.org/about-bto/press-releases/when-blackbird-not-blackbird

To read about the Blackbird (Turdus merula) click on the link below:-

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

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

https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/explore/hythe-p1508341

My February 2022 In Pictures - Flowers.

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The picture at the top shows Misczenko squill (Scilla mischtschenkoana), at 11:16 on Wednesday 2nd February 2022, Palmerston Park, Southampton, Hampshire.

To read about the Misczenko squill (Scilla mischtschenkoana), click on the link:- https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/25956/scilla-mischtschenkoana/details

To read about Palmerston Park, Southampton, Hampshire, click on the link:-

https://www.southampton.gov.uk/people-places/parks-open-spaces/parks/central/palmerston

My February 2022 In Pictures.

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The picture at the top shows early spring blossom, at 13:30 on Wednesday 9th February 2022, St James's Park, London SW1.

To read about St James's Park, London SW1, click on the link below:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27s_Park

My January 2022 In Pictures - Birds.

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The picture at the top shows a Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), at 12:01 on Wednesday 26th January 2022, St James's Park, London SW1.

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

To read about St James's Park, London SW1, click on the link below:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27s_Park

My January 2022 In Pictures.

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The picture at the top shows Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca), at 11:58 on Wednesday 26th January 2022, St James's Park, London SW1.

To read about Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca), click on the link below:-

https://www.waterfowl.org.uk/wildfowl/true-ducks/egyptian-goose/

To read about St James's Park, London SW1, click on the link below:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27s_Park

My December 2021 In Pictures.

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The picture at the top shows Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), at 11:22 on Tuesday 21st December 2021, Regent's Park, London NW1.

To read about Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), click on the link:-

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/29215/chimonanthus-praecox/details

To read about Regent's Park, London NW1, click on the link:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent%27s_Park

My November 2021 In Pictures - Flowers.

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The picture at the top shows the flowers of a Lion's tail (Leonotis leonurus), at 11:39 on Wednesday 3rd November 2021, Exbury Gardens, New Forest, Hampshire.

To read about Lion's tail (Leonotis leonurus), click on the link:-

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/41821/leonotis-leonurus/details

To read about Exbury Gardens, New Forest, Hampshire, click on the link:-

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

To read about the New Forest, Hampshire, click on the link:-

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

My November 2021 In Pictures.

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The picture at the top shows Tuba reflections, Band of the Coldstream Guards, at 11:26 on Wednesday 17th November 2021, Buckingham Palace, London SW1.

To read about the Band of the Coldstream Guards, click on the link below:-

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

To read about Buckingham Palace, London SW1, click on the link below:-

https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace

My October 2021 In Pictures - Flowers.

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The picture at the top shows a sunlit dahlia, at 17:03 on Friday 1st October 2021, Jones Lane Allotments, Hythe, Hampshire.

To read about Dahlias, click on the link below:-

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

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

https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/explore/hythe-p1508341

My October 2021 In Pictures.

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The picture at the top shows a hol(e)y fungus, at 12:06 on Saturday 9th October 2021, St John's Churchyard, Hythe, Hampshire.

To read about Fungus, click on the link below:-

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

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

https://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/explore/hythe-p1508341