My second blog is the birds I captured before they flew off.







My second blog is the birds I captured before they flew off.







A short bird watching session this morning. First of two blogs. This post is the ones I missed!
Catching birds can be difficult at times and for every good picture there are many failures.




#Wordless Wednesday- love.




It always amazes me how colourful our birds are, here is a selection of colourful ducks.
A Tufted duck.


A Wood Duck.

A Ruddy Duck.

A Shoveler

A Teal.


A pair of Grey Herons spotted at Titchfield Haven, these large gangly birds have quite a character and remind me of a prehistoric creature from the times of the dinosaurs.
Length:90-98cm Wingspan:175-195cm Weight:1.5-2kg



According to the RSPB, some 13000 birds nest in the UK each year, their numbers increase in the winter months to 63,000 birds (October to March).


Herons nest in colonies called ‘Heronries’. In the top of trees, they make large nests out of twigs. They lay 3-4 eggs. The young birds will fledge after about 8 weeks.




close view of a Snipe yesterday afternoon.



Goodbye, 2021 and all that – let us hope things get better in 2022.


A lone Sanderling sitting on the shingle Meon Shore Southampton Water.

I spent a Christmas Eve outside on the beach enjoying the open air and nature that was around. The Sanderlings were doing what they do most of the time – sleeping on the shingle and then dodging the spray and waves bathing and feeding.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Stay safe














Moorhens are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family A fairly common bird here in England any area with water they can be spotted.











