Mixed Bag...

Here we go, a mixed bag of many different pictures and insects, which of some I don't know what they are so if anyone has any ideas, Please Let me know...

hope you like them:-

Spider

?

Tachina fera


Green leaf hopper

7 spot ladybird

Least underwing

Green-bottle

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper I think

Little fly?

I hope that you like the pics,

Thanks always Lee Harrison.

Experimental.....

I had a few hours over at Marshide today, such a fabulous day, butterflies everywhere, White throats sings and newly hatch chicks all over the place, in front of Sandgroungers, there was a family of baby Shellduck, soon after a very Young Pipit appeared, and Mallard ducklings came into sight, such a cute start to the morning. soon after, a Redshank came and landed close to the hide so I decided to try and experiment with some video to see how it would turn out.

I like to think not bad for my first ever attempt...

Appart from these there was nothing around, a few Black Headed gulls but thats was it so I heade down to nells hide, the water was low and birds were every where, such a nice sight to be welcomed by, as a scanned around, all the usuals were present and 2 Curlew Sandpipers which were very nice to see as one was almost in hull summer plumage, apart from these 2 beauties, there wasn't much around, Dunlin mouching around, Ring Plover making a rachet and all the others that you might expect...

Here are a 2 more experimental videos that I took on the day... See what you think...

Heres a few pics that I took on my way around:-

Whitethroat

Redshank

Moorhen chick

Curlew Sandpiper

Shelduck

As I was watching everything takeplace, I started to take a few shots of the shellducks dotted around, when I saw one stray to close to an Avocets nest and a small battle took place...

In this pic it looks like the avocet lost but trust me the shellduck soon left...

Avocet

Mute Swan

On my way around, I also managed to catch up with a few of the local butterflys, and get a few pics...

Here they are:-

Large White

Painted Lady

And Last but not least I came across this little beauty, white wings and gree underwings, I dont know what it is but if anyone does, please comment me and let me no...

Dunno...

Anyway I hope that you like my blog and that you will visit again,

Thanks always Lee Harrison.

Don't Make Me Laugh...

Hello again, I've bin busy over the last week so I've not had any time to update.... so here we go:-

Had a day out a Moore Nature Reserve yesterday, in hope of seeing what would have only been our second ever Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Britain but unfortunately we didn't have any look there although we saw many other birds to keep us amused which included 4 Black Necked Grebes and a possible laughing gull.

Here's a few pics that I took on my way around:-

Whitethroat

Blackcap

For me, the highlight of the day, was seen these four beautiful Black Necked Grebes which was only the second time that we'd every seen them :-

Black Necked Grebe

Also on our way around, we came across this very conspicuous looking gull, after watching and clocking all its distinguishing features, I came to the conclusion that it was a laughing gull, so I went home and cross referenced my pics with others and checked all the details (dusty grey head that extended down the neck...dark wing feathers that stretched almost half way down its back... long slightly curved beak and dark features all along the back of the wings slightly bigger that a close by blacked gull) and I was sure woo hoo first rarity of the year.

Unidentified?

As you can see from these the pics don't really do justice to the description but I'll let you make your own mind up, others had mixed opinions but I guess I'll never know 100% although I was pretty sure...

On the way around, I decided to take a few snaps of butterflies n bus that I see as I'm trying to get more into them but I'm have some trouble identifying... but here they are:-

I like to call this one Very Ugly Fly

Common Blue

Painted Lady

Brimstone

Small Skipper

Small Copper

Any I hope that you like this blog and that you will visit again, if you have any opinions please let me know.

Thanks always Lee Harrison.

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.