I decided to record my visit to Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve as a video.
At the end of the film is a Shelduck out at sea with her chicks – It is amazing watching these little birds journey in the choppy waters.
birds and birdwatch,
Little.
Wordless Wednesday.
By the lake.
A Grey Heron enjoying the opposite side of a lake where I had sat down to wait for the Red Kites to arrive.
Guinea fowl.
Guinea fowls are often seen roaming the plains of Africa and picking at the ground for food. These were seen in Salisbury Plain around some farm buildings. They resemble turkeys and pheasants. They are not wild birds here in the UK.
Flying Kites.
By the early 20th Century due to persecution numbers of Red Kites’ were reduced to just a handful confined to the uplands of mid-Wales. When I was a teenager there were said to be about 25 pairs. With conservation work, their numbers started to build in the 1980’s. Today they are seen as a conservation success. The RSPB website gives the numbers in the UK of 4600 breeding pairs. I have even seen this beautiful bird over the outskirts of Southampton
In Mid Wales there are several Red Kite feeding stations We visited one while away this week.
This post is photo heavy !
wingspan: 155-180 cm Length: 60-65 cm Weight: 750-1,300 g
This Heron thought he would steal some of the Kites’ food!
City Parks.
Sunday morning walk through some of Southampton’s city centre’s open spaces.
Another Cuckoo.
Today I got a closer view of a Cuckoo while walking in the New Forest.
Below is a link to the Cuckoo post of the bird I saw last week.
One in-flight – I missed myself photographed by my brother Simon.
Reed Warbler.
Reed Warbler Titchfield Haven.
Avocets.
Like clock-work.
Sanderlings have a distinctive run/walk this is partly due to only having 3 toes on each foot, they are missing the hind toe. They run like wind-up little clockwork toys.
Continued Reflections from my World. 