…last month (as you can probably tell I’m still way behind) there were a couple of Whinchat at Burdon Moor and of course I had to go and have a look. They were always distant but it’s great to see them back.
Whinchat.
Record shot of them both.
The second Whinchat.
Close encounter with a Willow Warbler.
There was another Willow Warbler in the bush opposite
so this one flew to the fence nearby and started to display.
Distant encounter with a Whitethroat.
Meadow Pipit.
A couple of Roe Deer.
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| White-tailed Eagles |
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| Large crops on these images because I was looking for insects and butterflies when I came across these Razorbills feeding. Unfortunately, I had a shorter focal length lens on the camera than I needed. |
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| The Terns were trying to steal the fish from the Razorbills. |
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| A couple of young Whinchat’s |
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| Whinchat |
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| This one did not like its sibling hanging around |
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| Final instar Gorse Shield bug |
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| Final instar Gorse Shield bug |
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| Gorse Shield bug |
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| We were sitting on Calgary beach when this Forest Bug landed on me. I put it down into the grass where it climbed up to the top. |
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| We could not believe it when a few minutes later another one landed on my wife |
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| Small Copper butterfly |
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| Scotch Argus butterfly |
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| Hoverfly Sericomyia silentis |
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| A pair of Whinchat were raising young in the field next to our cottage. |
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| While I was outside they didn’t come anywhere near me |
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| However, if I was in the cottage the sat on the fence posts just outside the window. I got some rubbish shots through the double glazing |
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| Blackbird with lunch |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Meadow Pipit (through the double glazing) |
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| A regular visitor but always distant except on this occasion when it looked as though it was checking me out |
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| Swift were also regular visitors so I tried some flight shots |
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| Heron are much easier to photograph |
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| This Pied Wagtail was a right poser |
