Further to my recent post about frogspawn, I'm happy to report that it has all hatched out. Hundreds of juvenile tadpoles have wriggled free of the 'jelly' and can now be seen feeding on it. They have been joined by a pond snail which is also tucking into this nutritious substance. The red caterpillar-like things are catkins from the silver birch and poplar trees that overlook the pond.
#frogs #tadpoles #pond #pondlife #ponds #gardening #wildlifegardening

The container pond’s life has begun. #Gardening #Allotment #Ponds #Wildlife

Paradise
Lived in
Yet
Unrealised
Dismissed
Degraded
In favour
Of a promise
Of #paradise
Beyond
This living.

Big Pond on the bee sanctuary earlier.
#ponds #nature

Felt a bit like spring down by Hidden Pond on the sanctuary this morning.
A little bit of warmth in the air. A few insects breaking the winter curfew. And that subtle change in the light.
Definite stirrings.
Yes definite stirrings.
#ponds
#beesanctuary
#spring
#nature

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on
The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.

Take a moment.

#pause

Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#sanctuary
#ponds
#wildlife
#spring

Big Pond under clear skies here on The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland this week.

‘Well, sometimes I go out by myself
And I look across the water
And I think of all the things, what you do
And in my head, I make a picture…’

#nature #ponds #sanctuary
#ireland #water #wildlife
#TheZutons

Have you ever made a tiny pond out of something like a washing bowl, bath tub etc (basically anything small and not typically used as a pond)? If so, did it attract wildlife?
#Gardening #Ponds

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