What's buzzing or flying near you 2022 ?

Yes, except for the duck all of the birds, and more, are in the garden. We have several feeders stocked all year round. And, yes I go out in the woods with a camera whenever I can.

 

Pied Wagtail





Yellowhammer

 

Grackle.

 

It is stunningly iridescent!

 

Yes, there are different colours depending on how the light hits them.

 

As well as the daily visits from the Goldfinches we had our first Greenfinch in 5 years.
A female which came only for a minute, hopefully it will return.

 

Linnet.

 

I was watching Nigel Marven in Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama this morning and there were some real beauties he encountered.

 

Garganey, our only Summer visiting duck, from Africa.

 

Male Red-Bellied woodpecker with a grub.

 

Wood Duck, Mother Nature got carried away with this paint job, and those eyes!

 

Seen my first greenfinch this year for a while too, let's hope this is country wide.

 

Orange tip today, it was quite obliging, hope it isn't a one off.