Podiceps cristatus – Jill Orme Photography

18 Mar 2024

Cresting

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Because it was a nice(ish) day today, and it felt as though I’d been stuck at home for ever, I went out and about in search of birds. I began the day at Brandon Marsh, which sadly more than lived … Continued

20 Nov 2023

Wintry

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Oxfordshire | 0

I didn’t drive all the way to Farmoor Reservoir this afternoon to take photos of Great Crested Grebes, Cormorants, Pied Wagtails, and Tufted Ducks, but that’s mainly what I arrived home with. I’d been hoping to see the Slavonian Grebe … Continued

7 Mar 2023

Cuddlin’

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

This is almost what you might be thinking it is – but not quite. The upper bird here is the female of this pair – smaller and slighter, and with slightly different markings, than the male beneath her. About forty … Continued

6 Mar 2023

Improbable

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

Unlikely, but as it turned out, just possible. I went to Kemerton Lake in the hope of seeing the great crested grebes displaying to each other, photos of which were posted on Sunday by someone I know, but they weren’t … Continued

24 Feb 2022

Restless

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Deprived of a day with Boy Wonder because the Household B is currently in Covid purdah, R and I were grumpy with each other this morning (and in my case at least, with the rest of the world as well). … Continued

11 Feb 2022

Jam today

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

It was a lovely day, but I didn’t fancy going a long distance, so I risked another trip to Kemerton Lake, where – three hours into a four-hour stint in the water level hide – this is what happened. There … Continued

7 May 2021

Ambitious

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

“That’s never going to happen,” said the woman with the binoculars, who was sitting a few metres further along the bank from where I was standing. “Not in a month of Sundays,” I agreed. We were both wrong, as it … Continued

30 Apr 2021

Love

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’ve been so busy recently that seven weeks have somehow slipped past since my last visit to Compton Verney, but I managed to remedy that situation this morning, and spent three happy hours at the lake. Few things unscramble my … Continued

9 Mar 2021

Sustenance

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I made a return trip to Compton Verney this morning, ostensibly to get some fresh air and exercise, but actually to check on the great crested grebe I posted about ten days ago, about which I’ve been worrying slightly ever … Continued

26 Feb 2021

Alone

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I went to Compton Verney today, for the first time since March last year. The estate has stayed open to members for outside exercise throughout this past winter, but because we live over half an hour’s drive away, R and … Continued

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