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  I do like how the ripples are making this Eurasian coot look like it's also having a spiky hair day 😁 Photo taken yesterday on my brief trip down to the allotments #birdsoftheworld #birds #coots | #kent #england

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  The big pond at the allotment was looking as lovely as ever yesterday evening 😍 #naturephotography #landscapephotography | #kent #england

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  I had fun this evening stringing the best of the onion harvest to take down to my friends who have let me look after their little allotment this last couple of years. I planted them as sets in late April, but unfortunately forgot to make note of the variety 🙄 #allotmentgardening | #kent #england

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  I didn't get much done on my brief trip to the allotments on Saturday, but I did get another good harvest of super-sweet cherry tomatoes 🍅😋 #allotments #allotmentgardening #gardening | #kent #england

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  I wasn't going to post any 🌻 pics this year, as I wanted a break, and it was a self-sown seedling I took late pity on, and didn't think would amount to much.. however.. it has put on quite a growth spurt since moving into the corner, and I'm thinking it might be worth entering into the town comp? 🙂

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  My usual view of the big pond in the allotment grounds this evening, and before-and-after pics of my friend's little allotment after I put the strimmer around. I think we can say that it's mostly "under-control" now 😅 #allotmentgardening #gardening | #kent #england

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  I'm pleased that the onions have naturally keeled-over, as I'm hoping this is a good sign that they are maturing properly 🤞 #allotmentgardening #allotment #gardening #onions | #kent #england

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  Not great pics (they were full zoom on my phone), but I was reminded yesterday on my walk to the allotments, how attractively patterned juvenile Black-headed Gulls are 😍 #birdsoftheworld #birds #gulls | #kent #england

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  I couldn't resist taking a series of shots of this very obliging coot this evening 😍 #birdsoftheworld #birds #coots | #kent #england

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  Only a quick trip to the allotment this evening, really just to check on things, but I did make a start on mulching the tomatoes with spent potting compost that I brought down from home. A pretty good set overall, I think 👍 #allotmentgardening #allotment #gardening #tomatoes | #kent #england

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  2am kickoff 😐 Although they were shy, I did manage to get a couple decent pics of the pigeons last Thursday. I think I should be scared of this one! 😬😅 #birdsoftheworld #birds #pigeons | #kent #england

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  I made a start yesterday (Saturday) on the last "out-of-control" bed at my friend's little allotment. Unfortunately, the raspberries had been almost completely choked out by brambles and bindweed. I fitted the "brush cutter" attachment to my cordless strimmer and made a careful start #allotmentgardening #gardening #allotments | #kent #england

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  I was very lucky not to disturb the resident allotment heron when I turned the corner of the path leading to the footbridge. I managed to get this short video #greyheron #heron #birdsoftheworld #birds #kent #england

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  Mum, wait for us! 😍 The small family of Mallards that I met yesterday whilst showing some friends around the allotments. The pic of the "big pond" I took late afternoon Wednesday, but forgot to post 😊 #mallards #ducks #birdsoftheworld | #kent #england

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  Someone really didn't want their photograph taken this evening! 😁 #feralpigeon #citypigeon #citydove #doves #pigeons | #kent #england

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  Well, the big carp are still there! Maybe they got too much push back over moving them? My thoughts are divided, as so many (getting on for a dozen, I reckon) must take up a lot of the available resources? Still, always nice to see! 😍🐟 #carp #fish #pond | #kent #england

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  1st of July - New Potato Day! (For me anyway. Apparently the Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul, which was a couple of days ago, is often recognised as such). Not a bad haul from the first three plants! They tasted good too! 😋 #newpotatoes #potatoes #allotmentgardening #gardening | #kent #england

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  I was lucky enough to capture this touching (if slightly squeamish) moment of a parent Collared Dove feeding its fledgling this afternoon. They do it by regurgitation 🤢😅 #birdsoftheworld #birds | #kent #england

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  Good and bad news from the allotment yesterday. I'll get the bad out of the way. The sunflower seedling was gone, completely eaten off by slugs (I really don't like to use pellets) 😔 The good news. The tatties are looking good 🙂 #allotmentgardening #allotment #gardening | #kent #england

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  Not the best example (It was a case of grab my phone quick, and it was gone), but I've always thought that if The Ministry of Silly Walks had a mascot, it would have to be a Jackdaw—always comical! 😁 #birdsoftheworld #birds | #kent #england

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  This big'n I'm pretty sure is a common carp, but I'm prepared to be corrected 😁 #freshwaterfish #fish | #kent #england

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  Unfortunately, something had really gone to town on the sunflower seedling I had growing under the makeshift cloche 😔 I wasn't able to find the culprit nearby, but I did find several likely offenders within crawling distance, which were unceremoniously fed to the ducks 🙂 #gardening | #kent #england

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  It was a lovely afternoon for a walk down Faversham Creek. If you zoom into the boat nearest the water you should just about make a Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) wadding through the stream.. #favershamcreek #faversham #creek #kent #england #birdsoftheworld #birds

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  I've always thought that juvenile European Herring Gulls have a charm all to themselves. The adults, although undoubtedly majestic, not so much 🙂 #europeanherringgull #herringgull #gulls #birdsoftheworld #birds | #kent #england

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  Thanks, everyone! We went from 4 to 14! 🙌☺️ #birdbrainer

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  How my friend's little allotment looked as I left it yesterday evening. I even managed to finally take down last year's runner bean poles - something I've been meaning to do for ages 🙂 #allotmentgardening #allotment #gardening | #kent #england

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  It was lovely weather this afternoon for my brief visit to the allotment. My way was blocked by a sord of mallards (yes, I had to go look it up again 🙂) who had taken occupancy of one of the footbridges. They really were reluctant to give up the spot! 😁 #allotmentgardening #gardening #kent #england #mallards #birds

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  The sceptic in me is very dubious about such things, but the "Universe" does seem to have "Come together" with this bonafide research paper having come out only a month after I started https://birdbrainer.app ! 🤔😁 https://neurosciencenews.com/birdwatching-brain-expertise-aging-30176/

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  Even though I did get to set the quiz, I'm pretty pleased with getting 12/12 for scientific names! ☺️ I had it set to "7 Choices" and "Results at End." Can anyone match this, I wonder.. 🤔😁 birdbrainer.app | #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer | #birdsoftheworld #birds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Wales

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  Just when I was thinking things couldn't possibly get more complicated, it turns out that Indonesia is unique in spanning two Ecozones (The Indomalayan and Australasian)! 😂 I'm going to treat the quizzes for Indonesia https://birdbrainer.app as one though, I think 🤔🙂 #birdbrainerapp #birdsoftheworld #birds