Birds and Insects – Fascination
During a short camping break to try out my new tent I didn’t see many birds but enjoyed photographing insects including bees, butterflies and moths. [Click the image above for more]
Camping near Birds – Wonderful
To be able to travel around the country without needed hotels I decided to try camping, even though now 80 years of age. It has been a great success, so expect to see my photos of birds and insects from more places.
A Heron’s Troublesome Meal
Even catching an eel can be a slippery business but, as this Heron found out, swallowing one can be even trickier.
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Oystercatcher Bathing
A fascinating few minutes watching an Oystercatcher bathing and repeatedly turning on its back and immersing its head in the water. [Click the image for more]
A Baby Robin Story
This is a true and somewhat sad story of a flightless baby Robin wandering on the cycle path and how its parent Robins watched over it even though there was little they could do.
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Enjoying Finches – Little Book 2
If you haven’t already guessed, this short post is about Finches, or at least a new little bird book about them. Having published “Robin Redbreast” recently I’ve been hard at work on the next in the “My Little Bird Books” series,...
Active Dippers on the River Cocker
Walking by the River Cocker near Cockermouth I saw this Dipper pair catching insects and grubs then delivering them to a nest that I couldn’t see. …..
Goldfinch on the Rocks
This Goldfinch didn’t stay with the other on the trees and bushes above on the shore but was more interested in the pebbles and seaweed. Click the image for more.
Stonechat, Whitethroat, Swallows
The Stonechat image above is from a few days ago. Last year throughout the late summer and Autumn every evening that I walked down a certain path there would be a male Stonechat sitting prominently on a shrub. He was never bothered about my being there and I got many...
