Alecto's Nature

Monday, 13 April 2009

A rainy day...!

Yes, it was an awful day weather wise, but birds deserve respect and to be observed and admired whatever the weather. In fact, even more so on a day like today. We (humans) take so much for granted. Next time you are stuck in the warm car, in a traffic jam, tired from a hard day at work, having got wet running to your car and desperate to get back to your nice warm house and a cooked meal, just look around you... find a bird (because there will always be one within sight) and just consider the journey they have in life... and in fact some of them do have incredible journeys...

Some pics I have taken today:-

Dunnock at Stithians

Wren at Stithians

Chaffinch at Stithians

Willow Warbler at Stithians

Mute Swan at Stithians

Sunday, 12 April 2009

Uneventful... but plenty of time to practice with the camera

I never did get my walk today :-( I shall make up for it tomorrow.
My 11 year old... very cheeky nephew called me up this morning and this is what he sang to me "Happy birthday to you... you live in a zoo... you look like a monkey, and you act like one too"!... Needless to say, I feel this was a direct hint that I am now at the age when I need to start waxing my chin!...

I started off with the head count... camera in hand. Nothing new! Having started the cleaning and windows yesterday I decided to get the jobs finished... One thing always leads to another and I ended up sweeping the drive and putting my back out in the process! How convenient... I spent most of the remainder of the day in and out of the garden with the camera! Still nothing new though! Well, at least I've been practicing!

My list for today: Squirrel 1, Woodpigeon 4, Robin 1, Starling 12 (and eating the mealworms, which I cannot afford to feed to them!), Magpie 4, C Crow 2, Blackbird 5, LT Tit 3, Gt Tit 2, Blue Tit 2, Dunnock 2, Greenfinch 1, Swallow 2, Wren (heard), Chiffchaff (heard), Goldfinch 2, Blackcap 1M, C Dove 2, H Gull 4, Jackdaw 4.

I have been trying all day to get a shot of the Robin with a mealworm and this is the best of a bad lot! I was hoping the Wren would come for some too, but no luck there.