I have been out for a couple of short local walks recently, here are some images of what I saw.
Female Roe
Deer.
Roe Buck.
It didn’t
hang around once it got wind of me.
Nuthatch
looking for insects.
Sparrowhawk
landing in a bush.
A distant Willow
Tit taking the seeds from a pine cone.
Flyby Jay
Fly over Buzzard
Only the second time out with the camera in weeks and both have been local. One of my neighbours put me onto a Red Kite which he had seen roosting while out walking with his dog. Yesterday I went looking for it and found two in the same tree. Today I went for a walk and decided to take the camera just in case and I’m pleased I did as I came across this Long-eared Owl enjoying the afternoon sun.
Red Kite watching me.
This one was the only one I managed to get an image of
as the other flew off.
Long-eared Owl
My first visit to Bowes Valley Nature Reserve (Kibblesworth Brick Ponds) this year was on the 4th of June so I am way behind with my Blog and I know I say it all the time but I will have to stop taking so many pictures.
Four-spotted Chaser
Another posing quite nicely
Four-spotted Chaser photobombed by a Damselfly.
Another with a Large Red Damselfly.
A one in flight
And a mating pair in flight and I nearly got a sharp image of them
I saw both male and female Broad-bodied Chaser but only managed a shot of the male
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Mating pair of Blue-tailed Damselflies? The male seems to have a beetle trapped between its legs
Another mating pair
This time a pair of Azure Damselflies
My first Large Skipper of the year
And my first Small Heath of the year
Nettle Weevil
On the way back to the car, I saw this juvenile Great-spotted Woodpecker poking its head out of its nest hole.
Later the same day I had a walk around Burdon Moor. I was only there a short time and while I was there this Roe Deer was the only thing worth taking a picture of
…a first as in it is the first time ever I have seen a Brimstone Butterfly in the North East. I have seen them in other parts of the country but never here, this morning that changed. The last comes in the form of, unfortunately, the demise of a Bullfinch that I came across the other day.
Brimstone Butterfly. It might be a bit strange on this Blog but it’s my first in the North East.
Male Bullfinch
A pair of Bullfinch. The male is carrying what looks like nesting material.
Female Bullfinch
The male again with nesting material.
Two males, one looking aggressive.
I don’t know if it had anything to do with the aggressive bird in the above pictures but not long after I came across this dead Bullfinch. I thought to myself that would make a canny meal for something.
I was proved right because not long after I saw this Stoat carrying the Bullfinch off.
