Daily Nature Log
Setting out in a warm 22°C breeze, armed with a cold water bottle, I passed a pair of dogs—a black Lab and a Yorkie—before heading toward the recreation ground. Cabbage white butterflies fluttered through the hedgerows, and a groundsman was busy prepping the pitch for tomorrow’s match under the watchful eye of a man walking his light brown Cockapoo.
By the cemetery’s Goji berry hedge, a dozen more cabbage whites danced through the branches. I picked up the pace along the cemetery paths, catching sight of six feral pigeons soaring overhead, a wood pigeon darting off toward distant fields, and a solitary blue tit darting high into the canopy.
At the leisure centre, fifty feral pigeons held court on the roof, while a single corvid grazed on the lush, freshly watered football pitch—joining two others that had settled on the recreation ground. I managed to snap a quick photo of Dolly Parton, the stray cat, perfectly camouflaged in the bramble shade, before spotting five jackdaws lining the roadside turf to mark the end of my stroll.
Clean Stats
Distance Walked: 1.73 miles
Time Elapsed: 37 minutes
Google Fit: 28 Heart Points.
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