Lamesley

 Last month (I can’t believe I’m writing that) I went to Lamesley for a certain bird which failed to show for me again. However, I did get some images of other birds and here they are.

Green Sandpiper.

Only two here but I saw at least four on this occasion.

Greenfinch.

I was using my new 800mm f6.3 lens and this is an uncropped shot of a Kestrel hunting near the road way over the opposite side of the ponds from the hide.

I did a not quite 100% crop on the computer and I’m impressed that it picked out the Kestrel against the background and in the rain as well as it has.

The Kestrel caught a Vole 

Took it to a post and was immediately mobbed by Jackdaws.

Chiffchaff.

Greylag Goose.

Herring Gull

My first…

 …Brown Hare of the year from another short local walk. It might have been short and local but I think I have walked too much because my knees are feeling it now so if I do go out with the camera in the next few days it will be from a hide.

I moved very slowly to my left to see if I could get a picture of this Brown Hare without the twig in front of it however as soon as I did it was off.

I liked the way the late afternoon sun was lighting up this Common Gull.

Another Common Gull. I don’t think I have seen many around my local area.

Herring Gull taking off.

I liked how small this Wren looked sitting on the fence post.

A rubbish shot of a Fieldfare lit by the setting sun.

The Moon at 4.06pm.

North Shields

A drive out yesterday to North Shields where at least two, possibly three, Glaucous and one Iceland gull were in the “Gut”. The two hours I was there flew (no pun intended) bye it’s only a pity the sun didn’t shine.

Glaucous Gull

Glaucous & Iceland Gulls

Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull with fish

It came so close I have chopped its wing off

Its mine get off (Herring Gulls?)

Herring Gull with fish

Turnstone with crab

Eider Duck (male)

Eider Duck (female)

 

South Shields Little Owl

My wife had never seen a Little Owl so I thought it would be a good idea to take her to South Shields, as I knew she had a strong chance to see at least one there so that’s what we did last Sunday. As it transpired that is all we did see, one, there were four there the week before but not when my wife was there. She was still over the moon to see it. She also thought it was great to see the Fulmars flying along the cliffs and I could have spent all day taking pictures of them.

Fulmar

Herring Gull

Fulmar

Little Owl