Hillers bird hide – Jill Orme Photography

15 Nov 2024

Attitude

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

As we were out and about in Warwickshire this morning, and it was TGIFday, R and I decided to go to Hiller’s for lunch. As, it turned out, had most of the senior population of the county. R suggested I … Continued

12 Oct 2024

Harsh

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I spent a torrid half hour in the hide at Hillers this morning, where it was cold, and there were very few birds to be seen. Luckily I had the prospect of coffee and cake with R at the end … Continued

30 Sep 2024

Grandpa Chaffinch

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’m getting pretty fed up with this wet and windy weather now – which doesn’t bode too well for my mood over the next five months. Today I needed to pick up a prescription from the GP’s surgery at Bidford, … Continued

23 Sep 2024

Watchful

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It rained for the entire day – at some points only lightly, but at others the downpour was torrential. The ground in this area managed to absorb it all though, so things could have been worse: parts of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, … Continued

5 Sep 2024

Pert

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I went for my annual eye test this morning, and received the unwelcome news that there’s a cataract developing in my right eye. To be honest this isn’t a surprise, because I’ve had a feeling for the last few months … Continued

9 Mar 2024

Subtle

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

For several weeks now I’ve been hoping to catch a photo of one of the Siskins at Hillers away from the ground or the feeders, and as soon as I sat down in the hide this lunchtime I spotted this … Continued

28 Feb 2024

Rosy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

How gorgeous is this? Not the photo – trust me, I’m more than aware of its deficiencies – but the beautiful flush on the breast of this male Redpoll, who’s coming into his breeding finery in advance of the rest … Continued

27 Feb 2024

Mealy?

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Another bitterly cold and windy day had me back at Hillers, rather than risking a trip up onto the Cotswold scarp. I finally caught up with the famous Hillers Brambling, though he failed to offer me a decent photo opportunity, … Continued

26 Feb 2024

Bitter

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The weather that is, rather than me, though I did have a bit of a stressy day, trying to make sure I’d done enough preparation to be able to migrate stuff onto the new Mac without mishap. Half way through … Continued

10 Feb 2024

Nutty

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Overnight, local flooding got worse as water moved down the River Avon, which was already over its banks in many places. Our village is still fine, thankfully, though houses on the other side of the loop remain under threat, and … Continued

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