What have you seen

In Loddon.....this close encounter happened once before about 7 years ago....yesterday the birds were so busy feeding that I could walk slowly and quietly and get to within a few feet of them.  They stayed around the same area all day...if it's bright again this morning I will be back there.

You do need brightness to show them off, morning was gloomy, but the afternoon brightened.

OK...here are a couple more!

Great Photos GL.  Off to Ranworth Broad for a wander.  Last time there in November saw an otter and kingfisher so fingers crossed

Great photos,  lovely birds Bearded Tits, never been lucky enough to see one.

Did see a deer swim the canal the other day, something must have spooked it, good swimmers too.☺

5 bramblings in our garden this morning. We've seen the occasional one previously, but 5 is a new record 😊

This may be my last post as the I-pad is now covered in drool.

fabulous pics

BM...drool no more, we are down to 2 birds....I feel as though I have let you down.

I went back this afternoon and began walking beside the river and a large bird of prey caught my eye, so I quickly fumbled my camera out and hoped the settings were somewhere near to what I would need.

This Buzzard came over nicely and I thought if nothing else happens, well that's OK.

When I got to the area for the BT's, only 2 around, so I quickly snapped this one and went home.

Amazing photos from different parts of the country, thanks so much, it's a real treat seeing them.

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That's made it worse. I walked over a mile through muddy bog alongside the severn estuary to a log I noted on my last visit that was about 50 metres from a piece of driftwood that I hoped a short eared owl would pose for me. Unfortunately as the time approached for the Owl or Harrier that has also been seen this week to make an appearance, along came another photographer in a bright red jacket who decided that this driftwood would make a nice bit of foreground interest for his sunset pics, He set up about 2 metres from the log and waited for the perfect moment. I gave up and headed back to the car when I noticed a Kestrel hovering above the car. Needless to say by the time I got within range, the Kestrel had gone.

Oh well, if at first.

 

Went to Ranworth Broad yesterday and whilst walking back to the pub saw this Kestrel sat on the top of a yacht mast