Dark-edged Bee-fly today near #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Dotted Bee-fly (Bombylius discolor) in flight today in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Snake's-head Fritillary in flower today in #Bath Somerset #UK.
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A freshly-emerged female Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva).
In #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major). People have various ways of marking the start of spring, the appearance of these is mine. In #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Starling today. Sometimes the light catches their feathers just right and they become one of the most beautiful birds. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Mother #Badger bringing home a naughty cub who escaped from the sett. Sound on for cute baby Badger noises.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Sometimes you get sad to let exhibits disappear back into the museum's storeroom. The #museum: https://www.maison-rurale.fr/

This is a patented 'wave pool' from the first third of the 20th century. You filled the luxury tub with bath water like any other, sat in it and started to rock. The rocking caused waves to form. Used in sanatoriums and for spa treatment.

My #Robin friend Little Mate taking his morning snack today in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) today #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Wren this morning in #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Out in #Bath with my beautiful wife @ukjedi
Stopping in for a drink before dinner.
#TheLevellers tomorrow

Barn Owl this morning at Haycombe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Female Common Toad carrying a male to the lake. Today in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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My latest #Robin friend, Henry. He often does a cute little dance when he chats. I thought he had paired up with Hazel (another of my Robin friends), but she has now left the territory and he has a new mate. Hopefully Hazel is OK and somewhere in the neighborhood.
Today in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Wait for it!! 31 seconds of absolute joy from these New Holland Honeyeaters
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My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting today in #Bath #Somerset #UK. He has a Mate now, she's quite shy, so I don't see much of her. Today he brought her a worm, courtship feeding has begun!
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Splish Splash - Llama's Bath. Rubber ducky? Check. Bubbles? Check. One very fluffy, very happy llama? Double check! https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/splish-splash-llamas-bath-lisa-s-baker.html

My #Robin friends are paired-up and ready for Spring! Hazel has paired up with Henry - the these two have been co-habiting the same territory since the summer. Little Mate also has a mate but she seems very shy at present. In #Bath #UK.
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