tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post2713519355113083599..comments2024-03-28T17:38:36.224+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: 1 Pyramid, 2 Bees and a Bird.Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-1554052768267031532019-06-15T02:34:33.623+01:002019-06-15T02:34:33.623+01:00Those orchids are just beautiful!!
Pretty bird.
...Those orchids are just beautiful!!<br /><br />Pretty bird.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-62187729413157375132019-06-15T01:45:50.810+01:002019-06-15T01:45:50.810+01:00I've never seen a bullfinch, and upon looking ...I've never seen a bullfinch, and upon looking it up I now know why! They aren't native to North America. They're pretty little birds. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107838233635613580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-13249652080779981682019-06-14T23:34:27.765+01:002019-06-14T23:34:27.765+01:00Here in south east Cornwall, there was a whole roa...Here in south east Cornwall, there was a whole roadside verge which had a profusion of Pyramid Orchids every year; each year, the patch grew longer and wider. Then a few years ago, the roadside verges were cut back earlier than usual - all the Orchids were mown down and have never re-appeared. Heart-breaking.Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-84808344190992995272019-06-14T19:18:01.023+01:002019-06-14T19:18:01.023+01:00You are not wrong - it is indeed a female bullfinc...You are not wrong - it is indeed a female bullfinch - look out for the male too now.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-1069120544690419662019-06-14T18:54:51.880+01:002019-06-14T18:54:51.880+01:00I had never seen any wild orchids until I moved he...I had never seen any wild orchids until I moved here - quite a treat.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-66624499836057234342019-06-14T18:50:39.721+01:002019-06-14T18:50:39.721+01:00I don't think I've seen one before either,...I don't think I've seen one before either, sometimes spot a male on the hedge - a lot easier to see!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67074993244726587912019-06-14T18:48:19.242+01:002019-06-14T18:48:19.242+01:00Our little wild orchids are not quite as big and s...Our little wild orchids are not quite as big and showy as the ones you can buy as house plants. It's nice to spot them growing wildSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-56054114013789274962019-06-14T18:46:59.192+01:002019-06-14T18:46:59.192+01:00How lovely to get bull finches on the feeders.
Aft...How lovely to get bull finches on the feeders.<br />After 1 bee orchid last year I wasn't expecting it to come backSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-15062150122801489812019-06-14T18:45:22.051+01:002019-06-14T18:45:22.051+01:00I have all 8 water butts full up which will last a...I have all 8 water butts full up which will last a while for watering the greenhouse and potsSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-52270683540477277522019-06-14T18:44:23.140+01:002019-06-14T18:44:23.140+01:00This one was with sparrows looking for the weed se...This one was with sparrows looking for the weed seeds on the driveway.<br />I was pleased to see 2 bee orchids this yearSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-61508824177621433282019-06-14T18:43:00.917+01:002019-06-14T18:43:00.917+01:00I've spotted the males now and again on the he...I've spotted the males now and again on the hedge over the track- they are easier to see but this is my first definite proper sight of a femaleSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-50041180242796744822019-06-14T18:41:37.337+01:002019-06-14T18:41:37.337+01:00I think there is too much long grass on the meadow...I think there is too much long grass on the meadow which might have put the pyramid orchid right off growingSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-29643822293562634822019-06-14T18:38:21.829+01:002019-06-14T18:38:21.829+01:00I'd never seen either before moving here but t...I'd never seen either before moving here but the pyramidal are common - apparently, bee orchids less so.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-35023253624516889642019-06-14T18:37:28.915+01:002019-06-14T18:37:28.915+01:00Bee orchids are my real favourites. Where I live...Bee orchids are my real favourites. Where I live in SW France they are not so much rare as we don't have as many as we would like.<br />This year we have been spoilt by a real abundance of all wild flowers but best of all orchids.Susan Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-73627687409722130132019-06-14T17:10:36.034+01:002019-06-14T17:10:36.034+01:00Female Bullfinch spot on. They are around here an...Female Bullfinch spot on. They are around here and the DP says they are getting nearer to our garden. I have never seen one! Love the Orchids.justjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253881958131548009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-69223756157343193562019-06-14T14:51:23.821+01:002019-06-14T14:51:23.821+01:00Well, I learned all sorts of new things today read...Well, I learned all sorts of new things today reading your post. Never heard of bull finchs and never knew about those lovely orchids. Usually think of orchids as tropical plants and there you have them growing in UK.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-6952358861393910382019-06-14T09:59:35.752+01:002019-06-14T09:59:35.752+01:00Lovely orchids. I must brave the rain and go and s...Lovely orchids. I must brave the rain and go and see if we have any in the quarry. The bee orchids have a mind of their own as to whether they appear each year.<br />Yes a female bullfinch. I get male and female on my feeders. The male is such a handsome fellow.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013731736768963395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-30939621837897370982019-06-14T09:34:13.761+01:002019-06-14T09:34:13.761+01:00The Bee Orchid is very nice I don't think I ha...The Bee Orchid is very nice I don't think I have seen one before. At least my pond is enjoying the rain it is almost full.<br />Hazel c ukhazel c UK https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638654030434369177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-66012745095510569632019-06-14T09:14:33.119+01:002019-06-14T09:14:33.119+01:00Bee orchids are quite prolific in Norfolk and Suff...Bee orchids are quite prolific in Norfolk and Suffolk as are bullfinches. In fact contrary to the popular view about nasty farmers who ruin everything, nature does very well here and farmers look after the countryside. It is a green and verdant part of England. Thank you Sue for the photos. The orchids in long grass are not easy to photograph as I know for my efforts. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-90615999606146971802019-06-14T08:37:28.135+01:002019-06-14T08:37:28.135+01:00THos orchids are lovely and, I think, quite rare t...THos orchids are lovely and, I think, quite rare too, aren't they. <br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-16133284156627881492019-06-14T07:18:28.255+01:002019-06-14T07:18:28.255+01:00We have Bullfinches in the garden at the moment - ...We have Bullfinches in the garden at the moment - they are eating the seedheads of the Geums, which I've not see them do before (they are normally on the fruit trees!)<br /><br />So pleased that your Bee Orchids are multiplying. I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild (only in photos).Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-15999349126513944102019-06-14T06:41:07.025+01:002019-06-14T06:41:07.025+01:00Morning Sue, oh yes that's a female bullfinch,...Morning Sue, oh yes that's a female bullfinch, how lucky you are to have and see them. They are such beautiful birds. We hadn't seen any for years (funnily enough, the last time we saw one was when we were on holiday in Norfolk years ago), when all of a sudden a female and 2 males arrived in our garden here a couple of years ago. They stayed around for a day or 2, then disappeared never to be seen again.Soozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762391472811785736noreply@blogger.com