What's Buzzin' or Flying Near You Today..? MK 3..

19th April


Saw my 1st House Martin all by itself about 6.00pm, more to follow soon I should imagine.

 

Shiney you should put this on the bee thread its worthy of a place its a cracker of a shot
Spruce

 

lots more have just arrived this morning about 20 ? most are checking out the old nest's from last year especially the posh des res next door high in the corner of the eaves its practicably the only semi detached two that never fall apart over the summer , so just the swifts to go and I have a full set.

Spruce

 

I've just got a new (old) lens for my new camera that neighbours had taken delivery of whilst I was out today, so I've just walked out into the garden and snapped the first bird to land in the top of my 30 foot high Ash tree using a 500mm Tamron mirror telephoto lens on a micro 4/3 camera means it's approaching 1000mm telephoto and taken hand held:



I think I'm going to have fun with this lens.

 

Looks good!

 

Spruce, the Bee Eater on my Moroccan bird thread, has it arrived yet??

 

strongylodon
mmm unless you brought it back with you NO, anyway I have a resident pair off Sparrow hawks that are nesting in the local woods so that should sort it out
Greenwood Peckers are a big no no with beehives they can easily peck through if they wanted but a little late now as they are fully active.
Spruce

 

Messing about on the river!

 

Sheal That's a great mix of reflections & movement on the water in that first pic (+ I'm really fond of ducks).

Saw a couple of Tortoiseshells getting 'rather friendly' the other day:

 

Seen lots of bees buzzing around this weekend and saw a butterfly yesterday, but was unable to what species it was.

Rusty

 

My first day out and about at Higher Hyde Nature Reserve, lots of Willow Warblers around but always at the tops of trees! and my first Sand Lizards of the year, disappointingly, no Adders.
Although not very green I think it is a male