What's Buzzing or Flying near you today......2016

feeding time2 by R MAURINS, on Flickr

 

We are lucky to have two sea bird colonies close by and a couple of nature reserves too, my garden is wildlife friendly too. Now the grandchildren are getting bigger, I intend to introduce a wildlife pond during the autumn/winter so they can do a bit of pond dipping.

 

Out for a walk this evening there was a bit of a rumpus going on around this aerial, I counted six Magpies. They all took off and.......



.......revealed this dove. The fact that it's feathers are ruffled suggests it was old or ill. Perhaps that's why the Magpies were taunting it.

 

I caught this young Blackbird hiding under a shrub I moved yesterday.

 

I love Puffins too and Kittiwakes, I haven't seen either since a visit to the Farne Island years ago. Here, we just have Fulmars, Guillemots and a few Razorbills.

They have all but disappeared from the south coast now.

 

Spotted this duck having a good old stretch, recently.

 

Lovely picture Strongylodon

 

Yes, lovely sharp detail.

 

I thought this was a Toad at first, but no, just a very mucky Frog!

 

Siskins in the garden this evening, male and a young one.

 

Couldn't figure out what this blue jay was up to. I thought he'd had a stroke because he just squatted and stayed in this position with his beak open for about 5 minutes.