What's Buzzing or Flying near you today.... 2014

2 others were stood on the wall gawping at him. One flew down but only took a drink and the other one decided to stay grubby and steer clear.

 

Give them some paper

 

Thanks for your reply Strongy. Some points for me to consider.

 

That's boys man for you

 

I've been setting mouse traps in polytunnels (I put them in 3 side timber 'tunnels' in case birds get in them) with seeds in to stop the mice digging them out the seed & cell trays. Found another 2 this morning so dropped them on a grassy area where I expect Red Kites or Foxes to find them (been doing this for several days).

5 Minutes later there's 2 buzzards and 1 Red Kite circling overhead and I said "I wonder if they can see the mice?" Then the Red Kite suddenly came towards us and I pulled my point and shoot from my pocket, pointed it in roughly the right direction as it swooped down (no time to check whether it was on the right setting - it wasn't, zoom, anything) and pressed the button. Looked at the screen and thought I'd missed it. Looked properly just now and ....

 

Brilliant Scrungee

 

Nice one Scrunge

They'll expect to be fed all the time now

 

Reed Bunting on todays walk

 

That's sort of the idea, give them the idea that when we visit there'll be food available and one time when they turn up I'll have a telephoto lens focused on the mouse and my wireless remote control attached to one of my proper cameras mounted on a tripod.

 

A walk on Hengistbury Head this morning and there had just been a landfall of about 50/60 Wheatears. All a distance away but some were I small groups.


A plump female.


Plenty of Linnets.
Male


Dartford Warbler preening himself.


First Common Whitethroat of the Spring.


Plenty of Skylarks around in the sky and on the ground.


One of three Whimbrels just arrived (rubbish pic).


Loads of Stonechats.
Female


Oops!!!!!! I nearly trod on an Adder. Didn't expect to see one in the wet grass!

 

Wondrous - as always Strongy,
thank you,
Jenny

 

I've just decided, I'm going to stalk you Strongy, nothing personal, I just want to see what you see

 

Oh, and the Swallows have arrived in Merseyside!