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The Robin's nests have returned. New location this year, and not ideal - on top of the deck rail right beside the BBQ, so we will have to wait until they are done to do much cooking out there:



3 eggs inside, so we'll hope to have 3 birds at the end...

 
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A Eurasian wren outside my caravan in nidderdale north Yorkshire this morning.
in Germany we call this bird "Zaunkönig" (king of fence)

and i build a

Zaun for the Zaunkönig

only ify has to grow

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Scampered to safety! He kinda was exposed on my white box. Must’ve been curious from all my racket!

 
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in Germany we call this bird "Zaunkönig" (king of fence)

I've only heard the term "King of the fence" used for the shrike, at least in North America--- because of its proclivity to impale small animsls on Barbed wire!
 
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A green viened white butterfly feeding on wood sorrel high on the slopes of Grasmere Cumbria.