Not Quite The Owl And The Pussy Cat...

Again I didn't have much time today, so I just spent a couple of hours down at my local lodge in hope of getting close to one of the many Nuthatch living down there, unfortunately they proved to be very uncooperative as they kept flying in for a matter of seconds before flitting off to feed there young in a near by tree, also two pairs of Magpie kept bobbing around and collecting food to take back to there nests, Greater spotted Woodpecker made a nice appearance also around were Collared Doves, Wood pigeons, Jays, Chaffinch, Robin, blackbirds, squirrels and for me the highlight of the day been a lovely pair of male and female bullfinch dropped in twice for a feed, they didn't seem to be taking any food away but we can only hope that they are rearing young somewhere near by.

Magpie

Collared Dove

Nuthatch

When I was there I took a particular interest in a squirrle that happy sat feeding next to each other and kinda made me laugh...

Wood Pigeon

Squirrel

Yesterday I went for a walk down Curlew Lane and came across this odd looking critter, I wondered if anyone could help me I.D. it?

If it help it was large at around 4inchs long.

Caterpilla

Anyway I hope that you like this blog and you'll visit again,

Thanks always Lee Harrison.

70 in a day, we'll settle for that...

Had a day out with my Dad on Wednesday for four hours, started off at Marshide and then headed down to Mere Sands Wood; it turned out to be a fantastic day where we encountered 70 different species including male and female Brambling, 2 female crossbills, a willow tit our first White Wagtail, male and female Wheatear and 4 swallows. If anyone wants to see the list list, drop me a comment or and emale at leeharrison2@msn.com and I'll post it up for you.

here's a few pics i managed to take on my way around: -

ChiffChaff

Tree Sparrow

Reed Bunting

Goldfinch

Collared Dove

Blackbird

Sparrowhawk

Anyway I hoped that you like my blog and I hope you'll visit again, please feel free to leave any comment.

Thanks always Lee Harrison.

A Mothers day Special...

Written to honour my greatly loved Mum Julie Harrison and Dedicated to a greatly missed Mother and Grandmother Rose Harrison on this special day were we all get to give something back to our Mums after they always give so Much for us and also to remember loved ones which have passed on to a better place.

I didn't have much time to get out today so my Mum and I decided to have a couple of hours out in Duxbury woods before our afternoon meal. This is such a beautiful place, situated between Chorley and Wigan some people seem to forget that there is such natural beauty on their doorstep, just look around, the Yarrow valley, where a number of my pictures have been taken, Rivington, White Coppice, Winter hill and Tockholes, all teaming with bird life of different species from Finches to Falcons and Waders to Wildfoul.

Generally it was quite quiet today, the usual birds knocking around really which included great, Blue, Long Tailed, Coal and Marsh tit Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Goldcrest, Tree Creeper, Nuthatch, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Robin, Grey Wagtail, Dipper, Greater spotted Woodpecker, wren Blackbird, Mallard, Magpie, starling, House sparrow, Jackdaw, Rook, and Carrion Crow. unfortunately there were no Jays around today which I would really like to photograph.

Anyway here are a few pictures i managed to take on my way around

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Chaffinch

Blackbird

Collared Dove

Wood Pigeon

Coal Tit

Grey Wagtail

Dipper

Last but definitely not least this very beautiful little goldcrest, i know the picture quality ain't the best but this is the first opportunity I've had to take a picture of this little beauty so I'm happy with the attempt,

Goldcrest

Well thanks for visiting my blog and i hope you like my pics. please feel free to leave any comments and I hope you enjoyed it.

Thanks again Lee Harrison.