Hoot of the Coot.
birds and birdwatch,
Hiding in the reeds.
I quote the RSPB website “the water rail is a fairly common but highly secretive inhabitant of freshwater wetlands.” Look hard at my 1st picture; this is often the best view of this rail you get!
This afternoon I was lucky that the bird at Titchfield Haven broke cover and ran for the next clump of Reeds.
A colourful sky.
A flock of Shelduck brighten up the sky on the River Hamble.
Portraits of the Curlew.
Curlew on the upper Hamble River Southampton.
Ice Heron.
Wordless Wednesday.
The slip in slow motion.
Winter Gulls.
Gulls are all in winter non-breeding colours at this time of year.
Common Gull.
The Common gull looks like a small, version of the herring gull I do not see them in great numbers in my local area however the odd ones I do see are always close or within flocks of Black-headed gulls
Black-headed gulls.
These noisy small gulls are the most abundant gull in my local area. They are always on the lookout for an easy meal. Humans are an easy touch for a meal.
City birdwatch.
More Southampton city centre Ring-necked parakeets.
Tree Creeper.
A Treecreeper in the New Forest today – they are a small and very active bird that lives in trees. They have a long, slender, down-curved bill. It is speckly brown above and mainly white below and is very camouflaged and can be hard to see against the tree bark.
Walking on thin ice.
With current low temperatures, all the lagoons at Tichfield Haven have frozen over. No snow but everywhere was just very cold.
A lone Canada Goose walks the line!
Island “I” is underwater today.
The Oystercatchers are resting where another island should be.
This Heron is using the small stream to look for fish due to the lack of open water because of the ice.
Chiffchaff on Bullrush.
Making a splash.
Sanderlings on the beach on Southampton Water. One of my favourite small waders and were in an area where I have only seen the odd bird in the past. Sanderlings were feeding as the tide went out and making a splash this morning.
Continued Reflections from my World. 