Conker Nature Magazine - March 2024: The Wildlife Edition Issue 3

MARCH 2024 ISSUE 03

SPRING KINGFISHERS ADDING EARLY COLOUR

Yellowleg Fishing in Padilla Bay

The colours of spring

THE WILDLIFE EDITION

WAITING FOR SPRING Spring is a time of flowering and love

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CONTENTS

March 2024

06 THE COLOURS OF SPRING

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PHOTOGRAPHER: NATALLIYA ZHUKOUSKAYA IG: @NATALLII_ZHUKOVSKAYA

20 SORREL CLOVER VALLEY

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KINGFISHERS ADDING 26 SPRING EARLY COLOUR TO THE REED BEDS

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FISHING IN PADILLA 44 YELLOWLEG BAY PHOTOGRAPHER: ERNIE HAYDEN IG: @RISINGMOONNW WB: RISINGMOONNW.COM

IS SEROTONIN AND 48 MACROCOSM DOPAMINE FOR HUMANS PHOTOGRAPHER: MARIA IG: @MARIASALOVA7

IS A TIME OF FLOWERING 54 SPRING AND LOVE PHOTOGRAPHER: OLGA SHIBYAEVA IG: @OLGASH2703 WB: OLGASH-PHOTO.TILDA.WS

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The colours of spring The colours of spring

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Sorrel Clover valley PHOTOGRAPHER: SHAKAYLA MORROW IG: @MORROWCREATIVES WB: MORROWCREATIVES.MYPORTFOLIO.COM/HOME PT: WWW.PINTEREST.COM/MORROWCREATIVES

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Spring Kingfishers adding early colour to the reed beds PHOTOGRAPHER: SCOTT DUFFIELD IG: @SCOTT.DUFFIELD.PHOTOGRAPHY FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/SCOTT.DUFFIELD.PHOTOGRAPHY WB: SCOTTDUFFIELDPHOTOGRAPHY.PIXIESET.COM

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BLOOMING SPRING PHOTOGRAPHER: SCOTT DUFFIELD IG: @SCOTT.DUFFIELD.PHOTOGRAPHY FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/SCOTT.DUFFIELD.PHOTOGRAPHY WB: SCOTTDUFFIELDPHOTOGRAPHY.PIXIESET.COM

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Yellowleg Fishing in Padilla Bay PHOTOGRAPHER: ERNIE HAYDEN IG: @RISINGMOONNW WB: RISINGMOONNW.COM

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Macrocosm is serotonin and dopamine for humans PHOTOGRAPHER: MARIA IG: @MARIASALOVA7

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Spring is a time of flowering and love PHOTOGRAPHER: OLGA SHIBYAEVA IG: @OLGASH2703 WB: OLGASH-PHOTO.TILDA.WS

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