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

Great photos Trunky. That elegant bird is a Snipe I reckon. Wonderful plumage,
Jenny

 

What a lovely shot of the Cormorant

 

Caught a couple of buzzies "sunbathing" on my rear fence ... (apologies for the poor camera) ..

Mr Bumble (who kept doing some sort of elongating body thing ... )





Then came Mr Butterfly .... (who just spread out and thought of ... England? )




Really lovely to have such beautiful visitors as I was relaxing in the quiet spot of my garden

 

Trunky, the bird behind the Lapwing is a Godwit ,possibly Bar Tailed and yes they are Black Headed Gulls (which are actually brown).

 

Godwits in The River Axe estuary, East Devon




Mallards, in the River Char, Charmouth, Dorset (they were very interested in our 9p reduced loaf).

 

Yours and Trunky's are both Black Tailed Godwits, longer legs and a straight bill compared to the Bar Tailed, the difference in tails is really only noticeable when flying

 

Our Blue Tit keeps coming back day time to check it's overnight accommodation.

 

Strongy, I reckon he's checking out the comfort zone prior to next years breeding season.

 

It's a brand new box (put up in August) so there have not been any previous tenants and no rubbish to clear out.

 

I managed a short walk around a part of Upton CP as there was a Volunteers meeting and saw a few bits and bobs.


Female Bullfinch.


A pair of Pintails.


Jay.

 

Lovely shots Strongy!

 

The blue on that Jay....
Jenny

 

The Pintail were some distance away and backlit by the sun and their colours didn't really show up, unlike the Jay.

 

Cormorant on a blustery day at West Bay Harbour