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Wasp nest - Found on the western border of the orchard, the occupants of this wasp nest were a bonus we didn't need at the celebration eventCaterpillar - Grey dagger caterpillar enjoying the sunshine on one of the oak benches - 19 September 2012
Latin name: Acronicta psi
Kestrel chick 1 - June 2015 This year the top floor of the owl box was taken by kestrels. One of the chicks took to coming down onto the perimeter path where it was found peering out from the undergrowth.
Kestrel chick 2 - June 2015 It decided to move out onto the path ready to get away from being disturbed…
Kestrel chick 3 - June 2015 …and proved it could fly by heading back to the safety of the box
Sadly, both chicks were found dead, their remains scattered around the orchard, a few days after these pictures were taken.
More quotesIn an orchard there should be enough to eat, enough to lay up, enough to be stolen, and enough to rot on the ground. (James Boswell (1807). “The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.")
