Work

 A few images taken over a couple of days at work this month.

One of at least three Tawny Owl chicks that were sending Jays ballistic. This was one of two I managed to get pictures of but, as I said, I heard at least three altogether and I also saw the adult bird flying off.

A second chick. I was taking pictures of insects so I had a 105mm macro lens on the camera when I got these images of the Owls so wrong lens and all the wrong settings on the camera.

One of three Puss Moth Caterpillars. In this image it has what look like red streamers at the rear.

In this image they have gone.

A second Puss Moth Caterpillar.

A close up.

The next few image are of the instar of the Common Green Shieldbug.

Click Beetle.

Pupa of a Harlequin Ladybird.

Ichneumon Wasp.

Mating Snipe Flies.

Cranefly.

Ringlet Butterfly.

Tawny Owl Chicks

 It was a few weeks ago when I saw some images of a Tawny Owl and I recognised the place where they were taken so I thought I would go and have a look for myself. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get any images of the parent birds (I did see at least one) however I did get some of the Tawny Owl chicks.  I heard a couple of calls and realised it was the chicks calling for their parents. I could see both chicks sitting near the top of a tree so I took a few images while they were hopping around and then left them alone. A later quick trip to Far Pastures didn’t produce much, a Heron and some Tufted Duck were about  the highlights.

Tawny Owl chick.

The second chick.

Nuthatch. 

Female Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Heron.

Male Tufted Duck chasing a female.

She did a bit of wing flapping after that chase.

A Tufted Duck chick learning to dive.

Two Hides

 Thornley Woods and Far Pastures again at the end of last month (I’m way behind but trying to catch up).

Nuthatch.

Classic pose.

Looking for something in the grass.

Male Great-spotted Woodpecker.

Female Reed Bunting.

Male Gadwall.

Tawney Owl.

 Reed Warbler

Heron.

Dark-edged Bee-fly in the carpark at Far Pastures.