Saturday 3 December 2011

playing with the owls.....

An afternoon walk produced kestral, short-eared owl(s) and a black headed gull.................







Sunday 27 November 2011

November shots....

Haven't done much birding this month - fog, fog, work and car getting in the way but had a bonus today, visited Steve Race exhibition  - excellent - and then went to suss out the Desert Wheatear at Bempton - great stuff





Saturday 12 November 2011

Whales, tails and surf....

Next installment in the Aussie odyssey..............

I was lucky enough to do three whale watching trips, all spectacular for very different reasons.  Watch out on next years RSPB cruises from Brid - you never know?

lazy days.....  lets just have a stretch...
 


the tails the thing..



ok, I'm going to show off



and sometimes they just come to close...




and as for the surf...



  

Sunday 6 November 2011

down under birds...........

finally got photos sorted to show you some aussie birds - hope you enjoy!!











Sunday 30 October 2011

autumn has arrived

still working my way through the Australian pics - watch this space - so thought I would prove that autumn is definitely here!!




Sunday 18 September 2011

RSPB Seabird Cruise - 18 September

the sun shone..... Arctic Skuas chasing, Common and Sandwich Terns, Gannets diving.....and an adult Sabines Gull ...  what more can I say - only two more to go...... http://www.rspb.org.uk/datewithnature/187771-shearwater-and-skua-cruises










Saturday 17 September 2011

A walk round the Head........

It was such a georgous evening that I couldn't resist a walk round the outer head, swallows gathering, cormorants flying past and a whearear at the fog station