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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A fluffy Peregrine Falcon on a church in #Bath #Somerset #UK today.
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Mute Swan today on the River Avon 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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On this day in 1881, Diana Bevin née Tidbould gave birth to her seventh child in Winsford, an Exmoor village in Somerset. This child was Ernest Bevin, who later became a Labour politician.
Diana was known to be very loving and hardworking, taking on a variety of roles such as a laundress, midwife, kitchen assistant and a worker at the local Royal Oak pub.
Today in 2010, Andrée Peel died in Long Ashton at the incredible age of 105.
Born and raised in France as Andrée Virot, she joined the French Resistance during World War II and saved the lives of 102 allied pilots. Andrée survived torture and concentration camps.
She later lived for many years in Long Ashton with her husband, where she worked as a healer.
She features in Unsung Women in Somerset.
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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My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting today in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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My #Robin friend Little Mate taking his morning snack today in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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My #Robin friend Little Mate taking a snack today in #Bath #Somerset #UK. I usually film these in slow motion, but this is real time, so you can see how quick he is!
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Today is St Ethelburg’s Day!
6th February is also the feast day of her husband, King Ine.
Ethelburg. Queen of Wessex. Battle leader. Traveller. Pilgrim. Nun.
There's a whole chapter about the fascinating Ethelburg in Unsung Women in Somerset. Out now! books2read.com/unsung
Pictured is the holy well where Ine and Ethelburg’s friend St Aldhelm died. Located in Doulting, it's worth a visit in my opinion.
My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting this morning in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Happy St Bridget's Day!
She is mentioned in Unsung Women in Somerset as she has a link to #Glastonbury!
The image is of her milking a cow and it's found on Glastonbury Tor.
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#qotd What are you hoping for this month?
This day in 1989 marked Kathleen Tacchi-Morris’ 90th birthday & she
chose to set up a Trust to establish creative exchanges between British students and students across the world. She said, “Future generations will need lots of help to deal with environmental problems and world peace. I just want to spread peace after I peg it.”
The Trust she set up became the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, which opened in #Taunton in 2000 & is still going strong today.
My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting this evening in #Bath #Somerset #UK. Yesterday he had another Robin hanging around with him, possibly a mate, but I didn't see her today. #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NatureCommunity #BirdsOfMastodon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026rl7/ad/digging-for-britain-series-12-5-chariots-and-slaves
The last 15 mins of this is about Bedminster, which used to be part of Somerset
A Mistle Thrush singing magnificently as night falls on Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Wansdyke to the west of Englishcombe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. Despite centuries of study, we're still not sure who built it or why. It was probably the Romano-British or the early Saxons, & may have been for defence or a political boundary. #History #Archaeology #Landscape #LandscapePhotography
