Monday 17 June 2013

Garden

Some of the residents of the garden this year. Not very many fledglings so far, although everyone's busy feeding and rooting in the undergrowth.

Mistle Thrush

House Sparrow guttering inspector

Male Blackbird

Flowers closed

Male Greenfinch

Female Greenfinch

Great Tit

Female Blackbird

Flowers opened

Starling

Woodpigeon

Female Blackbird

Starling fledgling keeping a watchful eye

Blue Tit

Starling fledgling

Blackbird fledgling (Squeaky)

Female House Sparrow on rosebud

Starling fledgling

Female Blackbird

Blackbird fledgling

Blackbird fledgling

Blackbird fledgling

Blackbird fledgling

Blackbird fledgling and reflection

Blackbird fledgling still checking its reflection

Blackbird fledgling

Female Blackbird (and Starling in background)

Blackbird fledgling waiting

Blackbird fledgling about to be fed

Contortionist Female House Sparrow

Male Blackbird surveying the grounds

Woodpigeon on roof

Woodpigeon lurking behind the bushes

Male Blackbird

Starling

Female House Sparrow picking aphids off a rose bud (keep up the good work!)

Female House Sparrow eating aphids

Male Blackbird going grey (kids will do that to you, apparently)

Saturday 1 June 2013

Burton Marsh

Another look around Burton Marsh, this time when it's not freezing cold. Everywhere was lush and green, with buzzing insects and more shade from the trees. Not much going on around the feeders, even the Brown Rats were down to one persistent nibbler. Probably more interesting in the winter.

The reed beds are full of Sedge Warblers and we also saw a Whitethroat.

Ragged Blue Tit

Moorhen

Brown Rat

Brown Rat

Sedge Warbler

Thick forests of Hogweed and Buttercup

Hogweed

Snipe Fly

Snipe Fly on glass

Snipe Fly on glass

Snipe Fly on glass