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Explore the beauty and challenges of winter through photographs capturing the magic of Snowdon in Wales, the falling leaves, reintroduction of Natterjack toads, and resilient creatures like barn owls and red kites. Learn about poisonous bryony berries, winter garden birds, and the migration of Whooper swans. Witness how nature adapts to the changing seasons, from snowy landscapes to the promise of spring with blooming snowdrops.
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Seasons and cycles in nature Winter Photographs : Alun Williams
Winter Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, it can often be covered in snow. 43
By late November the leaves of deciduous trees have fallen. 44
The Natterjack toad was extinct in Wales , it has now been successfully re-introduced. Frogs spend the winter months simply lying in the mud. 45
Barn Owl Barn owls are best seen at dawn or on winter afternoons when prey is scarce. They are well adapted to a nocturnal predatory life. Lesson – File: Adaptations 46
The red kite used to be a rare bird in Wales, numbers are now increasing. They can be seen in good numbers in mid Wales, especially in winter, where they are fed at a number of centres. 47
Bryony berries are poisonous to humans, they add a touch of colour to the bleak winter months. 48
Garden birds in winter Lesson – File: Bird Feeding 49
Blue tit 50
Bullfinch 51
Nuthatch 52
Robin 53
Great tit 55
Chaffinch 56
Greenfinch 57
Fieldfare 58
Starling 59
Dunnock 60
Whooper swans – many birds leave Wales to find warmer weather in Southern Africa, others like the whooper swans leave the cold winters further north and spend the winter with us. 61
The year has come full circle, Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons are once again covered in snow. Plants and animals have had to adapt to the ever changing weather conditions. Spring, however, is just around the corner and snowdrops will once again break through the frozen soil to brighten the countryside. 62
