December 2022
65. Deer shed antlers
31/12/22 17:34
27-31 Dec
Winter solstice - deer shed antlers
Storms sometimes blow
Warm front with strong winds and squalls
Fallow deer in the field
Swollen rivers climb the banks
Peace shattered by pheasant shoots.
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Winter solstice - deer shed antlers
Storms sometimes blow
Warm front with strong winds and squalls
Fallow deer in the field
Swollen rivers climb the banks
Peace shattered by pheasant shoots.
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
64. Self-heal sprouts
26/12/22 17:33
22-26 Dec
Winter solstice - Self-heal sprouts
Magnolia shows first buds
Thaw for Christmas, snow and hail for Boxing Day.
Coal tits on feeders
Blackbirds pulling at worms
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Winter solstice - Self-heal sprouts
Magnolia shows first buds
Thaw for Christmas, snow and hail for Boxing Day.
Coal tits on feeders
Blackbirds pulling at worms
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
63. Salmons gather and swim upstream
21/12/22 17:32
17-21 Dec
Greater snow - Salmons gather and swim upstream
Gulls gather in flocks
Frost thaws
Mixed flock of thrush on berry bushes
Rumours of waxwing - none locally
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Greater snow - Salmons gather and swim upstream
Gulls gather in flocks
Frost thaws
Mixed flock of thrush on berry bushes
Rumours of waxwing - none locally
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
62. Bears start hibernating in their dens
16/12/22 17:31
12-16 Dec
Greater snow - Bears start hibernating in their dens
Grey skies are unremitting
Deep frost: -7
Lakes and rivers freeze over
Birds scratting around for food
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Greater snow - Bears start hibernating in their dens
Grey skies are unremitting
Deep frost: -7
Lakes and rivers freeze over
Birds scratting around for food
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
61. Cold sets in, winter begins
11/12/22 17:29
7-11 Dec
Greater snow - Cold sets in, winter begins
Winter closes in
Fierce frost in the mornings
Woodland birds search for food
Cloud inversions in the valley
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Greater snow - Cold sets in, winter begins
Winter closes in
Fierce frost in the mornings
Woodland birds search for food
Cloud inversions in the valley
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
60. Tachibana citrus leaves start to turn yellow
06/12/22 17:28
2-6 December
Lesser snow - Tachibana citrus leaves start to turn yellow
Mud all over the place
Hoods emerging on black-headed gulls
Mallard skate on the icy canal
(A swallow was reported at Blackpool!)
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Lesser snow - Tachibana citrus leaves start to turn yellow
Mud all over the place
Hoods emerging on black-headed gulls
Mallard skate on the icy canal
(A swallow was reported at Blackpool!)
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
59. North wind blows the leaves from the trees
01/12/22 17:27
27 Nov - 1 Dec
Lesser snow - North wind blows the leaves from the trees
Evenings draw in
Foggy mornings
Hazel catkins in evidence
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Lesser snow - North wind blows the leaves from the trees
Evenings draw in
Foggy mornings
Hazel catkins in evidence
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
