This seems to be the week when the drake Shovelers that have been loafing about start their moult. So here's a shot at capturing a full plumage drake from last week, doing his harlequin hippo thing and maybe pondering the spring that has passed.
Thursday 30 May 2013
Wednesday 22 May 2013
shrikefest
Such a fine shrike day at Lowestoft last Sunday. Absolute pearler of an R-b Shrike, with a scimitar shadow cast on its breast by its bill. Plus as bonus feature the Woodchat, bouncing around on a bramble bush.
Friday 10 May 2013
trying too hard?
Time to accept that in terms of my patch
1 I have missed Willow Warbler for the year and
2 I am not competent to find my own Garden Warbler by song.
So scraping the barrel for patch ticks (see http://patchworkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk for why) had a wee scan for Black Brant. No joy, but here's what I take to be a Pale-bellied Brent Goose from amongst the circa 400 Bark-bellied Brents hoovering up my brother's barley crop.
1 I have missed Willow Warbler for the year and
2 I am not competent to find my own Garden Warbler by song.
So scraping the barrel for patch ticks (see http://patchworkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk for why) had a wee scan for Black Brant. No joy, but here's what I take to be a Pale-bellied Brent Goose from amongst the circa 400 Bark-bellied Brents hoovering up my brother's barley crop.
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Happy day
First Hobby of the spring at about 8:30PM against the setting sun. Strange to reflect that it will be four long months before hopefully there are juveniles bouncing about the old dead oak..
Wednesday 1 May 2013
too much time on my hands
Happy day- I retired from the London commute yesterday and on my first morning of freedom had the pleasure of 2 Wood Sandpipers at Cattawade, long range digipic of one of them here captures the moment.
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