Isle of Mull part five

 Back to Mull and once again some of the smaller birds from around the island. Most of these images are of juvenile birds of which, I’m pleased to say, there were many.

Whitethroat with lunch.

One of the juvenile Whitethroat the parent bird was about to feed.

This is one of its siblings.

This is another one.

Spotted Flycatcher.

Juvenile Wheatear.

Another Juvenile Wheatear this time on Iona.

Juvenile Robin.

Duck. Another juvenile Robin nearly takes out a House Sparrow.

Willow Warbler. I love the little white feather sticking up from its head.

Juvenile Stonechat.

Goldfinch with what looks like nesting material.

Song Thrush.

And another.

Wren singing its heart out from the top of a post.

Feeding time for the House Sparrows on Iona.

These two were on the shoreline by one of the lochs.

Redpoll.

Greenfinch another juvenile.

Before anyone says anything, I know it’s not a small bird but I had to include this Hedgehog that was wandering around in the garden of the cottage somewhere. 

Once again not for the squeamish

 02.08.22 Less than an hour ago my wife asked what I thought the Magpies were doing in the garden. There were two hanging around the patio acting strangely I said, jokingly, they were probably watching a Sparrowhawk. It turned out it wasn’t a joke sure enough the same female Sparrowhawk that was in yesterday was plucking a still alive Starling. Of course, I had to grab my camera (much to my wife’s horror) and get some pictures. Like yesterday the Magpies would not leave the Sparrowhawk alone and it flew off with the Starling.

Sparrowhawk (not for the squeamish)

 01.08.22 Once again I was going to do a Blog from Mull but this just happened so I will do one at a later date. I’d been out for a short walk with the camera but unfortunately didn’t get any pictures. I just got back into the house when out of the corner of my eye I happened to see this going on in the back garden. I had the 500mm lens on the camera and thought if I got into the conservatory, it would be too long so I swapped it for the 300mm. I managed to get the lens up against the double glazing without disturbing the Sparrowhawk and fired away. This must be the third time a Sparrowhawk has been in the garden in the last few days. The first time three Magpies were eating the remains of a young Starling (I got pictures but they are rubbish). The second time there were just the feathers left of a Starling so its third time lucky for me but not the Starlings. Even today the Magpies were keeping and eye on the Sparrowhawk but they didn’t get anything this time. When they came too close the Sparrowhawk flew off with what was left of its meal.