January Hedgerow

Can you spot the snail? Hover over the image below to identify the wildlife in the painting.

Ivy fruits Ivy fruits Ivy fruits Some of the hazel catkins are quite dangly now Ivy fruits - now turning purple-black as they ripen, enjoyed by thrushes and starlings but particularly loved by wood pigeons Holly leaves The hawthorn is now leafless and berry-less, the thorns which give its name sharply visible on the bare twigs The hawthorn is now leafless and berry-less, the thorns which give its name sharply visible on the bare twigs The hawthorn is now leafless and berry-less, the thorns which give its name sharply visible on the bare twigs Some of the hazel catkins are quite dangly now Some of the hazel catkins are quite dangly now, and a warm wet spell has encouraged a snail to venture out The tenacious bramble is still holding on to its weathehr-beaten leaves, a few with the bright colours reminiscent of autumn Ivy fruits - now turning purple-black as they ripen, enjoyed by thrushes and starlings but particularly loved by wood pigeons A few holly berries have survived the onslaught of the birds One or two dried oak leaves are still clinging to the budding twigs decorated by marble galls. These have grown round the edges of a small Gall Wasp. Blue tits will often break these open to get at the developing larvae. Oak has seeded itself into the hedge from one of the standard trees, often left as boundary markers

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