Clara Vale

 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.

Barn Owl

Some recent images from a very short walk from home and a relatively local Barn Owl. 

One of two Redwing in our graveyard.

Grab shots of a local Red Kite with bait.

The light had been great all afternoon and just as it faded the Barn Owl came out to hunt. However, it’s still nice to see at least one is still out there hunting.

Around the doors

A few images taken around the village toward the end of last month (I’m slowly catching up). 

Lapwing.

A couple of Grey Partridge but there was a covey of nine in total.

Fieldfare.

One of two Roe Bucks.

The second.

Redwing.

Orange Ladybird.

I think this may be the larva or pupa of something but I’m not sure what.

Harvestman.

Burdon Moor

 Another walk around Burdon Moor at the end of last month. Once again, I could not resist trying to get the Stonechat catching flies again (sorry if you find it boring) it’s amazing to see his acrobatics.

Buzzards were circling over the fields.

And the male Stonechat was still catching flies.

This time he missed.

Red Kite.

Common Green Shieldbug.

Hairy Shieldbug.

Caddisfly.

My first Redwing of the year in our graveyard.