Out and About...

 …at a few different locations last week.

A few Fungi images.

5^th instar Common Green Shieldbug.

Common Green Shieldbug.

Hairy Shieldbug.

Teal.

Lapwing.

Red Kite checking me out. One of six seen at Derwent Reservoir.

Mistle Thrush.

Goldfinch.

Pow Hill

 My wife and I had a quick visit to Pow Hill the other day after lunch in the Derwent Arms at Edmundbyers (very nice it was too). We were going to have a drive around the area but the weather wasn’t great so we gave up on the idea and went home (I know, I know I’ll never make a wildlife photographer if I don’t go out in all weathers 😊).

Red Squirrel. The only one we saw and the only image I got

Coal Tit. To say that there were loads would be an understatement.

I have never seen a Coal Tits tongue before.

Blue Tit copying the Coal Tit.

Goldcrest. It was right down in amongst the twigs and it was dark there and they never keep still so I didn’t manage to get a very good shot.

Robin.

 Fungi in some pine needles.

Fungi in some Rabbit droppings.

Burdon Moor

 It has been a while since I have been to Burdon Moor but as the weather was canny yesterday, I thought I would go on a bug hunt. Here are a few of the bugs and other wildlife I found.

Common Green Shieldbug.

Hairy Shieldbug.

Gorse Shieldbug.

Another Gorse Shieldbug one of five in this part of the gorse bush.

A small Blue/Black Beetle.

7-spot Ladybird.

There were still a number of Common Darters around.

Eupeodes luniger Hoverfly.

A Wasp cleaning itself.

An Orb-weaver Spider.

I often wondered why flies blow bubbles but now I know they do it to cool down isn’t nature brilliant?

Kestrel.

One of two Buzzards flying over the wood.

The second one.

Rook. I thought they were just black but when the light catches them, they are all sorts of colours.

This Gull intrigued me, I think it is a Herring Gull, but I am not sure.

I had the wrong setting on the camera when I took this shot of the Thrush, but it’s not too bad.

Not the best specimens of Toadstools you are likely to see but I thought I would take a couple of shots. 

It’s nice to see…

 …at least one Little Owl still in its regular spot because the last time I went to check on them they were nowhere to be seen. I thought I would put some images of fungi on the Blog I haven’t got a clue what they are I just like fungi. The Kestrel caught me by surprise it took off from a lamp post and I had all the wrong settings on the camera so not the best of shots.

Little Owl.

Kestrel.

Toadstools.