A Female Stonechat in the New Forest this morning. Looking at the photographs, you can see how well these birds blend into their environment. A cuckoo can be heard calling in the background of my YouTube post.
Distant Cuckoo.
Stonechat.
nature spots
Sad find.
A dead 3-foot shark on the beach – A Smooth Hound, also known as Grumpy Shark and a Smut. Listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Sadly, fishing killed this fish. It was held in the water by 4 lead weights and 30 feet of broken fishing line.
Fishing line is a major hazard on our local beaches, especially to waders and Swans.
Parenthood. {part2}
Video views.
Parenthood.
Avocet families at Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve. Parent birds chase off anything that gets too close to their chicks, including other Avocets. Yet, the chicks wander far from mum and dad. This makes them fairly easy targets for predators like large gulls and Marsh Harriers.
Up for a scrap!
Watching the video with sound up is best.
Scrapping foxes: sitting on a lawn with a pack of foxes circling you is rather nerve-racking!
Stonechats.
Male and female Stonechats on open moorland New Forest this morning.
Kestrel.
Common Kestrel hovering, looking for small rodents.
Fox.
Our fox is equally at home within our woodland and farmland, or city streets. At the top of the countryside food chain, they consume a variety of animals. Their diet includes everything from birds and beetles to rabbits and rats. In the city, they scavenge around human activity waste bins and abandoned fast food is a favourite.
A spash of colour.
Or for those in the USA – A splash of color .
Stonechat on Gorse and Magpie in an Apple Tree.
Mandarin
Mandarin Duck Cadmans Pool New Forest.
Continued Reflections from my World. 