Your day's wildlife

[gbb]

children back to school today, YAY :}
Keeps threatening showers so just a quick ride out, actually, finally, got some half decent Kingfisher shots

Ironic, lights not so great this morning so i had been using a much lower shutter speed than id like (1/500, usually i'd like to be at 1/1000 to freeze the detail)...and i struggled to hold the camera still, yet despite that, they came out better than any i'd shot previous
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Should have seen my grin when i looked back on screen

 

[biggs682]

Two hogs at the feeding are last night first time we have seen 2 together for absolutley ages

 

[Tenkaykev]

Visited the Tortoise lady with my granddaughter. 9 tortoises several butterflies including Painted Lady and Cabbage White, plus about four Hummingbird Hawkmoths. A " grab " shot using my phone ( iPhone 17 )

 

[Tenkaykev]

This one's a bit better.

 

[gbb]

This one's a bit better.

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Still never saw one myself. I know theyre here locally but...

 

[gbb]

Very blowy out this morning so all/most the little stuff is hunkered down. A Little Egret flew in then out after 10 minutes, a Jay flew acroos, landed in shrubbery to be almost instantly harried off by two Magpies. A few noisy Red/Ring Necked Parakeets...and this fella popped up literally 6fr away from me

 

[Dave7]

Still never saw one myself. I know theyre here locally but...

Nor me but im not sure they visit the north west.

 

[Dave7]

I am pretty sure a Kestrel just landed in front of my patio doors.
It only stayed maybe 2 seconds.
Logic says it would be a Sparrowhawk but the breast was clearly speckled as against the stripey type of the hawk.

 

[biggs682]

This hog was waiting for me tonight when I took the food out

 

[gbb]

A very quiet start to the morning, sat one hour and saw very little of interest, but walked/meandered on the bike around 2 or 3 miles round the park and saw these
Chaffinch feeding on Elderberry

Young Moorhen

Spotted Flycatcher...

a possible Reed Warbler

Started out very slow but plenty out there. Just missed a cracker opportunity on a Jay, sat on a post as i rode by, would have been perfect. slowed down as quietly as possible but off into the trees it went. i did get some shots but obscured.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

(No photos). On todays ride at several places groups of 3 to 4 buzzards soaring. Later a kestrel.

Are buzzards particularly active this time of year? As well as several groups whilst out cycling, having breakfast at home and heard the calls so went outside and a group of 3 circling short distance away.

 

[Webbo2]

(No photos). On todays ride at several places groups of 3 to 4 buzzards soaring. Later a kestrel.

Are buzzards particularly active this time of year? As well as several groups whilst out cycling, having breakfast at home and heard the calls so went outside and a group of 3 circling short distance away.

You often hear juvenile calling out the parents wanting to be fed.

 

[gbb]

(No photos). On todays ride at several places groups of 3 to 4 buzzards soaring. Later a kestrel.

Are buzzards particularly active this time of year? As well as several groups whilst out cycling, having breakfast at home and heard the calls so went outside and a group of 3 circling short distance away.

Locally a pair have raised two young which are now flying and almost full sized so I could imagine they have long since started 'spreading their wings' and venturing further afield

 

[biggs682]

Aphids on our rose's

 

[gbb]

Rather annoyingly i think a sparrowhawk flew right into a branch above me and i couldnt positively ID it or get a shot, too obscured. Had it been another time of the year i'd have thought cuckoo by the tail shape.