Little Owl

 After hearing it for a few weeks it’s nice to be able to finally get a photograph of our local Little Owl.

Little Owl

Stonechats

 A pair of Stonechat from Burdon Moor a couple of days ago.

Male Stonechat

Female Stonechat.

Clara Vale & Far Pastures.

 It’s been a few days now since I visited Clara Vale & Far Pastures. I went to Clara to see if a Kingfisher would turn up and I wasn’t disappointed, a male did. Although distant he put on a canny show. Another bonny bird put on an even better show a cracking male Bullfinch turned up outside the hide. Once again, the lane at Far Pastures turned up trumps with at least four Red Kite and the same number of Buzzard. On the pond were at least a half dozen Greylag Geese the first I have seen on there for a long time. I will have to get out with the camera again as I have finely caught up and have nothing left to process.

Male Kingfisher. He caught several small fish while I was there.

An unsuccessful dive. If you don’t look to closely you would think this image was almost sharp.

A cracking male Bullfinch eating seeds.

Yellowhammer.

Tree Sparrow.

One of at least four Buzzards at Far Pastures.

A second Buzzard.

The third Buzzard I didn’t get a picture of the fourth.

N2, a female Red Kite, was fledged in Sunniside in 2017 and bred with male H5 in 2020.

N2 checking me out.

This Red Kite looks to have a satellite tag attached to its back.

A third Red Kite.

A distant Sparrowhawk.

A Wren singing its heart out.

Coal Tit.

The same Coal Tit being photobombed by a Robin.

The same Robin.

Nuthatch.

Blue Tit.

One of at least half dozen Greylag Geese the first I have seen at Far Pastures in a long time.

Back in the village

 These images were shot nine days ago when we had the last snow shower.

Male Kestrel.

Female Kestrel.

The female sat here for a while just waiting for something to pop out for her lunch.

The male was doing the same.

Roe Bucks.

This one was looking for a way to get over the fence.

Mistle Thrush.

Song Thrush jumping down a gravestone

To sit and pose for me.

Redwing.

Long-tailed Tit.

Magpie.

Robin.