Thursday, 1 January 2015
Happy New Year
Just like to wish all my friends, contacts, fellow tortoise riders, and arch enemies a fantastic new year, with lots of great wildlife encounters. We have had a few nice sunny, and quite still days over the holiday, but today its all change, and as i look glumly out of the window, i'm willing on tomorrow, which looks a lot better. Great to see the Bearded Reedlings (Tits) showing so well around the concrete bridge area, and along the path to the Roundel at Radipole. Below are a male and female, with the male in that familiar two stem grab, and the female feasting.
Also in the same general area were lots of mainly female Reed Buntings noshing on the seed heads.
On one of the more drafty days, i togged this male Shoveler, bouncing on the swell at the Roundel.
So,, with the Beards now pretty much covered, perhaps i can turn my efforts to something different. I'm dying to get some thrushes, Redwings and Song Thrushes in particular. Itching to get closer to the Marsh Harriers,,, and the hundreds of Golden Plover in the Maiden Castle area. I was gobsmacked to learn that several Jack Snipe, and a Green Sandpiper were sighted at Steepleton Pond which is only just down the road from me. So its your favourite tortoise jockey signing off for now,,, goodluck to you all.
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Happy New Year
Just like to wish all my friends, contacts, fellow tortoise riders, and arch enemies a fantastic new year, with lots of great wildlife encou...
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Well,,, in my case every picture tells a story of gross incompetence, and this has been highlighted in the last couple of weeks by my abysma... -
Just like to wish all my friends, contacts, fellow tortoise riders, and arch enemies a fantastic new year, with lots of great wildlife encou... -
The ongoing search by me and some of my friends to find the elusive Wood White at Powerstock Common continued again at the weekend. Not phot...
I'm not sure which of the above categories we come into Frank - certainly not the last I hope!! The Beardies and Reed Buntings provided a great end of the year for you and you got some truly smashing shots. All accompanied by a good bit of bonhomie and banter, which always enhances the experience! Here's to 2015 and some even more amazing photo opportunities. Happy New Year from us both.
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ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Frank, lets hope we all get the shots we desire in the coming months. The Beardies have certainly been good to us local togs, although we've only been down a couple of times, but we've yet to get the Reed Buntings. Looks like we're going to kick off our 2015 campaign on the Somerset Levels and probably a trip to Slimbridge before the middle of the month.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year mate, great set of pics Frank, good hunting , tell me do you ride your Tortoise side saddle :-D
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