{"id":3097,"date":"2016-03-14T21:59:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T21:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2020-04-06T11:10:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:10:05","slug":"3097","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3097","title":{"rendered":"Kenworthy Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3103 size-full alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2224.jpg\" alt=\"Female Bullfinch\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2224.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2224-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2224-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2224-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2224-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Female Bullfinch stripping the buds from the Blackthorn in Kenworthy Wood, Northern Moor.<\/p>\n<p>Yet again, another cloudy\u00a0day. The lack of sunshine this winter is remarkable even for Manchester. Hopefully the weather will soon begin to improve.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3100 size-full alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2274.jpg\" alt=\"A pair of Ring-necked Parakeets.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2274.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2274-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2274-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2274-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2274-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The lack of sunshine hasn&#8217;t affected the resident Ring-necked Parakeets. Spring is very definitely in the air.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3104 size-full alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2191.jpg\" alt=\"Long-tailed Tit\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2191.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2191-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2191-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2191-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2191-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Long-tailed Tits beginning to pair up with noticeably fewer family groups seen flitting around the trees.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3101 size-full alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2267.jpg\" alt=\"Ring-necked Parakeets.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2267.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2267-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2267-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2267-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_2267-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite being a non-native species I still find them to be a welcome addition to our bird population. Hopefully the earlier fears regarding competition with other hole nesting species have died down. Strange that they&#8217;re largely ignored by the resident Sparrowhawks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yet again, another cloudy\u00a0day. The lack of sunshine this winter is remarkable even for Manchester. 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