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Loved reading this, Zabby, and that you got to connect with someone local to you over your love of birds. As for what I've noticed lately, I've been thrilled to see robins flitting in and out of the ivy in our garden over the last week and then peek in yesterday to see a nest with two little ones in it. They're getting big and fully feathered so I hope if I keep my eyes peeled I'll get to see them leave the nest soon too!

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Great to see you here Zabby and I love the title of this post :) I’ve found, too, that noticing just one thing often leads to more and opens up this whole world that I’d previously not been aware of. This morning I noticed that a plant in my garden (which I planted as a tiny baby last year) is probably the same one I admired in a botanical garden last week 💚 (a pasqueflower).

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Hello, I'm Laura and I'm a nature enthusiast living near Sevenoaks in Kent. My favourite little bird is the wren, my favourite bigger bird is the kestrel and my favourite sea bird is the turnstone! I love learning all things nature, particularly about plants, fungi, butterflies and birds 😊🌿

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I have saved this beautiful post, Zabby. I know it's one I'll want to come back to. I'd love to write more about nature myself in future. Since moving to the sticks last year I've fallen in love and awe with noticing the nature around me. Particularly birds. I feel like such a novice and so ignorant at times. But I've got the rest of my life to learn and observe. I can resonate with the thrills you felt and feel at seeing your kestrels. I'm sitting at the open window now as I type this, accompanied by a chorus of birds including pheasants, black birds and robins (I think!). This morning I was privileged enough to witness a heron fly right out of my neighbours garden and across ours to the next door fields. I can't think of a better way to start the day really! Looking forward to reading more of your words. Janelle x

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So great to read how you have made such an intimate connection with your more-than-human neighbours, especially the Kestrels.

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