…(it’s Sunday so I will give it its Sunday name 😊) Some images from Lamesley recently.
A pair of Gadwall.
Oystercatcher.
Oystercatchers doing what comes naturally.
A quick bath afterwards.
Lapwing.
Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Heron.
Greylag Goose.
Distant Buzzard.
Black-headed Gull having a scratch.
A drive to Killingworth to hopefully see the Great Crested Grebes doing a courtship “weed” dance. There were quite a few pairs on the lake but unfortunately, we didn’t see the “weed” dance however, we did see them displaying and nest building. Other birds of note were Goldeneye and Pochard.
Great Crested Grebe.
As I said there were a few different pairs, these two
were displaying.
I thought I was going to be in luck and see the “weed”
dance but the weeds were dropped before the display.
And these are a different pair.
Nest building.
Goldeneye.
Pochard.
Coots having a battle. Two on to one hardly seems
fair.
Goosander.
Mute Swans taking off.
Sitting in the hide for five hours with some cracking light outside and the Kingfisher didn’t show (am I daft or what). Here’s what did. Oh, and a couple of days later I did a walk around our village.
Long-tailed Tit.
Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Mallard.
Heron.
Reed Bunting.
Redwing from a walk around the village.
These Roe Deer had their eye on something.
And whatever it was they didn’t take their eyes off it
even when I changed position.
They eventually stood up, one of them had a bit of a
clean
And after I had got this shot, they moved off.
