Written by Kevin O'Hara, conservation officer at Northumberland Wildlife Trust
Where do they all go in winter? - Part 1
Recently I felt the first twangs of winter; the 'first frost' gripped my garden, the chickens came skidding out of their ark, and I had to break the ice on their drinking water. I really like those first days, when we still have some daylight left to enjoy the wonderful colours and smells. I take the camera and binoculars with me when I walk the dogs, keeping an eye out for winter thrushes or other visitors. The clocks have altered and we start the long haul of winter - not until February will some real light return to the sky, and warmth to the sun.
It is during these months that we wonder where, exactly, many of our resident wildlife species go to survive the coldest and wettest days of winter, especially those that are more delicate and less mobile.
An exhibition of photographs will be held on 4th November 2011 from 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. For more details please click: http://www.warkworth.co.uk/Menu.html#Portraits
Joan Robinson sent in this picture, taken from the steeple of St Lawrence's Church.
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David Hatfield from South Yorkshire captured a view of this magnificent sunset while on holiday in Northumberland last month.
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Joan Robinson shared this unusual view of the village.
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After getting soaked we dried off to enjoy a very memorable day on Wednesday when the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh visited Alnwick. I was very lucky to get a good view of them as they got out of their car in front of me. Please click this link to see my photographs: http://www.warkworth.co.uk/Menu.html#RoyalVisit
Bill Coulson photographed this superb view of the sunset at Amble, sharing it in our Northumberland Communities group on Flickr.
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Spectacular photos shared by members of our Northumberland group on the Flickr photo-sharing website. Click on a photo to see the caption and to view it in a larger size.
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The Acklington Community Team are staging a Poppy Party next month to raise funds for the Royal British Legion- see the poster below for details.
Iain Huitson shared this stunning view of storm clouds near Birling, north of Warkworth, in our Northumberland group on Flickr.
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"Great shot of the train, but I am more interested in the buildings in the background, for historical..."
"Excellent shot - really sharp. Well done...."
"northumberland is very nice place i live in northumberland and it better then down south ..."
"the wrecks are old barges..."
"First class seascape. Well done Keith!..."
"This is a good shot of the moon not easy to get a good one welldone you...."
"A lovely picture - especially good to see because I missed it myself...."
"Thanks for your comments Adrian. Did any of the astronomy members get images? Happy and healthy Ch..."
"Great picture Joan - you've captured the colour of the shadow perfectly...."
"Does the photographer remember at what time and on what day this double rainbow photograph was taken..."