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17 Sep 2019

The chase

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

A group of us were standing in the Zeiss Hide at Slimbridge this afternoon, watching nothing very interesting going on, when suddenly all the ducks and waders went skywards. “Peregrine!” said someone. “Marsh harrier!” said someone else. They were both … Continued

11 Sep 2019

Sassy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Landscape, Northumberland | 0

This morning we went back to Leaplish, one of the visitor sites beside Kielder Water, and revisited the wildlife hide in the forest. The area immediately in front of the hide contains several bird feeders, but a notice explains that … Continued

8 Sep 2019

Sibling rivalry

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Northumberland | 0

So how was your day? Ours was…. interesting. We were en route to Hadrian’s Wall this morning, when someone drove into our car and pretty much demolished both the driver’s side doors. Luckily we and the other driver were all … Continued

2 Sep 2019

Eating machine

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Since I became interested in photographing things with wings, the kingfisher has been my nemesis. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve gone into a hide and been told that there was a kingfisher there just five or … Continued

13 Aug 2019

Babe

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

At least, I think it’s a juvenile, rather than a moulting adult: it had the look of slight bemusement I associate with young birds when they’ve recently been kicked out of the nest. Today is R’s birthday (he’d rather I … Continued

25 Jul 2019

Parental care

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I went looking for beautiful Demoiselles this morning, at the site where I took this photo last year, but all I got was extreme embarrassment and a severely bruised shin, from stepping on a manhole cover that tilted, sending me … Continued

25 Jun 2019

Bempton Cliffs

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Yorkshire | 0

When I decided on Sunday to come up to Yorkshire, the weather forecast for today was reasonably good, but over the course of yesterday it deteriorated, and when I got up this morning it was pouring with rain. Worse, there … Continued

18 Jun 2019

Elegant

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

This is an immature male Blue-tailed Damselfly, keeping up his strength at Kemerton Lake Reserve today. He and his lunch were my best captures of the session – I saw just a handful of damsels, and only one distant dragon, … Continued

9 Jun 2019

Not again!

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

Is it raining again?? I can’t be sitting here all day – the kids are screaming the place down and I need to go and get them some lunch… R and I went to Croome this morning, where the dragons … Continued

5 Jun 2019

Troglodyte

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

At last night’s camera club meeting (from which I returned home with some unexpected silverware, courtesy of this photo) I was told by another keen nature photographer that one of the best places in the area for butterflies of the … Continued

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