Thursday, 23 July 2009
This is a sequence of shots I took of a Sandwich Tern family with a parent feeding a Juvenile. (If I ID'd them correctly that is. The tips of their bills look yellow to me and they have dark legs!). I was told there were Common & Roseate Terns in this area, but I believe these are Sandwich Terns. It was incredible to watch and listen. The images are not good I know, but I struggle to get quality at close range let alone at this distance :-)
Wednesday 22nd July
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Trevor had read on Charlie’s blog (http://parrotletsuk.typepad.com/wldlife_in_a_suburban_gar/) that there was a Slavonian Grebe in Devon and suggested we go and find it (via Dartmoor). I agreed of course, but I was getting impatient with the traveling and lack of bird watching throughout the early part of the day. Traveling is such a waste of valuable time! However, it paid off and my day list hit 48 by the time we arrived home at 10pm. At Cockwood, we found the spot where the Grebe was supposed to be and within seconds we had the scope on the Grebe and it was ticked, but I noticed something else in the background. It took me a moment or two to focus on it as it was so well camouflaged – It was Charlie in his hide at the water’s edge! I had taken some images through the scope, but they were not good and we needed to get closer. Thanks to Charlie we did just that. Charlie is a very keen bird watcher and photographer (and that is putting it mildly!). I have not yet met anyone with his enthusiasm, and it rubs off! He is well organized and travels around on a Moped, which means he can get practically anywhere, with speed and ease!
Slavonian Grebe...
Trevor had read on Charlie’s blog (http://parrotletsuk.typepad.com/wldlife_in_a_suburban_gar/) that there was a Slavonian Grebe in Devon and suggested we go and find it (via Dartmoor). I agreed of course, but I was getting impatient with the traveling and lack of bird watching throughout the early part of the day. Traveling is such a waste of valuable time! However, it paid off and my day list hit 48 by the time we arrived home at 10pm. At Cockwood, we found the spot where the Grebe was supposed to be and within seconds we had the scope on the Grebe and it was ticked, but I noticed something else in the background. It took me a moment or two to focus on it as it was so well camouflaged – It was Charlie in his hide at the water’s edge! I had taken some images through the scope, but they were not good and we needed to get closer. Thanks to Charlie we did just that. Charlie is a very keen bird watcher and photographer (and that is putting it mildly!). I have not yet met anyone with his enthusiasm, and it rubs off! He is well organized and travels around on a Moped, which means he can get practically anywhere, with speed and ease!
Slavonian Grebe...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
AMENDMENT - I have received an e-mail from Fred Elliston who has advised me that the orange/red bugs are in fact Soldier Beetles. Thank you Fred.
I took this at Par this evening... there were lots of these orange/red bugs, all doing the same thing! They do appear to be mating in their own special way, but as bugs are complicated creatures I suppose its best not to assume! I'm also having trouble ID'ing them in the short space of time that I have.
This Stick Insect (if that's what it is) was on the bath last night. Very green and rocking from side to side... !
Par this evening...
Par again...
Par...
I took this at Par this evening... there were lots of these orange/red bugs, all doing the same thing! They do appear to be mating in their own special way, but as bugs are complicated creatures I suppose its best not to assume! I'm also having trouble ID'ing them in the short space of time that I have.
This Stick Insect (if that's what it is) was on the bath last night. Very green and rocking from side to side... !
Par this evening...
Par again...
Par...
Monday, 20 July 2009
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