A drive out to the National Trust property, Wallington Hall at the beginning of the month to have a walk around the gardens. The weather was beautiful and it proved to be a very enjoyable day out.
Goldcrest skulking about in the shadows.
My first Greenfinch for a long time.
Dark-edged Bee-fly.
Green-veined White Butterfly.
A well-worn Peacock Butterfly.
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee.
One Moorhen did not like the one being too close to
its mate.
Little Grebe.
A Roe Deer wandering through the gardens.
I saw these two Roe Bucks recently in the “back fields” as we used to call them when we were kids.
A few images from a couple of visits to the hide at Lamesley recently.
I thought at first these Redshanks were going to mate
but it turned out they were having a right old battle.
Snipe.
Buzzard, or as they used to say at the camera club “another
bird on a stick.”
Buzzard preparing to do what comes naturally.
Three, not very good images, of one Buzzard chasing
another Buzzard off.
One of the Buzzards from the previous set.
I believe, looking at the markings, this is a third
Buzzard.
Lapwing from a later visit to Lamesley.
…afternoon at Burdon Moor at the beginning of this month with a few birds and insects kicking around.
Male Kestrel.
This female Kestrel sat in the tree for a while…
…before taking to the air to go hunting.
Meadow Pipit.
Male Stonechat.
This female Stonechat was nest building.
I have seen a Chiffchaff in this same area for a few
years now.
Long-tailed Tit.
A few Hoverflies were patrolling their territories.
7-spot Ladybird.
Peacock Butterfly.
Roe Deer.
