Your day's wildlife

[gbb]

My often taken walk today..
Family of rats (maybe 5 of them) alongside a ditch, i think they were all drinking, they were all huddled together anyway.
Jay at a distance, lovely bright colours
Cuckoo at a distance .
Goldfinches.
Cettis Warbler flitted past me after hearing its explosive song in an adjacent bush. Trouble is, theyre very 'drab' and even if you got a good look at one, you'd still be hard pressed to ID it. And theres precious little chance of getting a good look, theyre never still for more than a couple seconds.
Swans, mallard, moorhen, cost, blue tits, wood pigeon, Canada geese, buzzard and much much more...got back to the car just in time before the rain.

 

[Gillstay]

 

[mistyoptic]

A better shot this time

 

[sevenfourate]

Watched this (Water spout?) form [And then disappear] at Dunwich Heath / Beach in Suffolk - late Morning today…..

 

[Dave7]

Can I cheat? This is one I took a long time ago and its just come up on FB memories.

 

[gbb]

Probable Reed Warbler with probable Mayfly in beak as it was foraging around waterside shrubbery
(taken at distance and cropped)

 

[sevenfourate]

To follow up on my Twister / Water Spout post above; it was suggested I report it to TORRO. I did today (Along with my pictures) - and got a near immediate reply:

 

[Dogtrousers]

I saw a dead hare in the road today.

I've seen plenty of hares on the Yorkshire Wolds but never seen one in Kent. Until today.

It was a really big 'un.

 

[gbb]

Probable Reed Warbler with probable Mayfly in beak as it was foraging around waterside shrubbery
(taken at distance and cropped)
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To give it some context, this is a sparrow sized bird , in shrubbery, around 30ft away

Tiny innit

Shame is, the leaves in front are in almost perfect focus. If id used a smaller apeture, I might have got the bird perfectly as well. As it is, you always aim to have the largest apeture to blur the background and highlight the subject, but that limits the focal.length leading to this slightly blurry subject if your focus isnt spot on. And all these decisions to be made in seconds
It's all part of the learning process..and good fun.

 

[biggs682]

This gaggle of geese on my morning ride

 

[Asa Post]

The pump/fountain in the pond stands on bricks, to lift it clear of the sediment in the bottom so it doesn't suck it in and clog more frequently. Because the pond is too deep for me get in (unless I wear waders) I've fitted a loop of paracord to the lid of the pump so I can lift it out for cleaning. Most of the cord is under the steel mesh panels that serve as heron protection, but the end of it sticks out. It's a heavy lift to raise the pump and get it on the edge of the pond.
This little vandal is pulling the cord. It pulls so hard that the pump is moved off the bricks and topples over. You can hear when the noise of the fountain stops as the fountain head goes under the surface.
I had to reposition it this morning.


View: https://youtu.be/pMAAZouVFiY

 

[Gillstay]

To give it some context, this is a sparrow sized bird , in shrubbery, around 30ft away
View attachment 810581
Tiny innit

Shame is, the leaves in front are in almost perfect focus. If id used a smaller apeture, I might have got the bird perfectly as well. As it is, you always aim to have the largest apeture to blur the background and highlight the subject, but that limits the focal.length leading to this slightly blurry subject if your focus isnt spot on. And all these decisions to be made in seconds
It's all part of the learning process..and good fun.

Getting a picture of any Warbler is impressive in my mind. They rarely keep still.

 

[Gillstay]

 

[gbb]

My sisters house borders a heavy tree-line with woodland nearby so their neighbours and sis put out food and see.a lot of birdlife.
Sat talking to her, looked out the window...

I think its a fairly young one...a regular sighting for them.

 

[biggs682]

Whilst out on our walk around the block last night we spotted this rather dead moth

Not sure what one it is but as you can see it's a decent sized one