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Tag Archives: rain

119/366 Sheltering

28 Tuesday Apr 2020

Posted by sconzani in birds, nature, weather

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birding, birdwatching, British birds, Jackaws sheltering from rain, jackdaw, rain

My local Jackdaws are excellent weather indicators. If I haven’t already realised how wet it is outside, I have only to glance out my bedroom window to see where they are. If they’re sitting under the eaves on the old-fashioned gutter supports, then I know it must be teaming down.

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Sometimes they look really miserable sitting there, each on their own bracket. Other times, they snooze, or use the opportunity for a groom and feather spruce up.

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I have to be careful trying to get photos of them, as those alert blue eyes are always aware of what’s happening around them, even when I think they’re not.

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47/366 Reflections

16 Sunday Feb 2020

Posted by sconzani in nature, weather, winter

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flooding, rain, reflections in water, Storm Dennis, surface flooding

Storm Dennis has dumped a huge amount of rain across Wales this weekend, on to ground already saturated by the rain from Storm Ciara and, sadly, this has led to severe flooding in some south Wales communities. I am fortunate to live in a town which, although by the sea, is mostly built upon the clifftops, between 30 and 70 metres above sea level, so we have escaped with just a little surface flooding. And that, as you can see, can provide some very attractive reflections.

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318/365 Good weather for ducks?

14 Thursday Nov 2019

Posted by sconzani in birds, nature, weather

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birding, birdwatching, British birds, English idioms, Mallard, rain, reflections in water, wet weather

I always thought the expression ‘It’s good weather for ducks’ referred to wet weather: persistent rain leading to the formation of large pools of water that a duck might enjoy swimming in. Turns out I may have been wrong, and it may well have come from comments by the shooters of waterfowl, who find wet weather better for their hunting.

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I certainly hope this gorgeous female Mallard doesn’t meet that fate. How could anyone shoot such a beautiful bottom … er, creature?

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201/365 Rain

20 Saturday Jul 2019

Posted by sconzani in 365DaysWildin2019, nature, weather

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rain, raindrops on seedhead, seedhead

Yesterday it rained, it poured, it bucketed down and, after several weeks with scarcely a drop of rain, it was life-giving, cleansing, greening, quenching, reviving, freshening …

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15/365 Shedding a tear

15 Tuesday Jan 2019

Posted by sconzani in 365DaysWildin2019, nature, trees, weather, winter

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#365DaysWild, bark, rain, rain on tree bark, tree bark

More un-forecast rain stopped play today or, at least, limited it to a stroll around the town in full wet weather gear. Still, there are always things to see, especially if you work with the weather, and use a little imagination. So, while you might think this is just water running down a tree trunk, I see an eye shedding a tear.

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Wild words: pluviophile

03 Wednesday Jan 2018

Posted by sconzani in nature, weather

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#WildWords, lover of rain, pluviophile, rain, rainy day, wild words

Pluviophile: a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days.

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Of course, some might label such a person crazy and I’m not sure I would categorise myself as a pluviophile but, if I’ve got plenty of indoors things to do, some tasty food to eat, and I’m warm and cosy, then I do find pleasure in the pitter-patter of raindrops on the window panes.

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I'm a writer and photographer; researcher and blogger; birder and nature lover; countryside rambler and city strider; volunteer and biodiversity recorder.

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