Bird spotting around a bird feeding station. I placed a small camera trail on a tripod and let it run. The sounds of the forest are worth listening to in the film.
Armchair bird watch.
Cobwebs & dew.
This morning’s walk (Sunday) showed a marked change in the season with dew on the grass and the numerous spider’s webs were highlighted with moisture. Given the changeability of the seasons at the moment I am not sure if such mornings will be the norm for a while or if it was just a one-off for the time being.
Marbled Orbweb Spider. This one is yellow I saw some previously that were white.
Four-spotted orb weaver spider building a new web.
Garden Spider. Encrusted in dew.
Airfield walk.
Beaulieu Airfield was a major wartime airfield in the New Forest that saw a large amount of action including Coastal Command. Many anti-submarine operations were flown from Beaulieu, It was an important role in the airfield’s history.
A large concrete BL is set into the ground. This is located in front of where the airfield control tower once stood. BL was the airfield pundit code for RAF Beaulieu It helped airborne aircraft identify the airfield. Each airfield would have its own code letters. You can see a metal socket which is a short thick-walled mortar which would have had a tube fitted this signal mortar would have been used to alert aircraft approaching the field – for example, landing gear not down!
Some nature spots on the heathland around the airfield site.
Excited to see Cukoo’s but only some distance away.
Dunnock
Raven
Nuthatch.
There is one species of nuthatch in the UK, Our species is a woodland bird. It has the unique habit in the UK of plastering mud around the entrance to its nest hole.
Little Grebe.
The little grebe, also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. they are a small bird with a weight:100-140g. They eat – Insects, larvae and small fish.
Population:
UK breeding:5,300 pairs
UK wintering:16,000 individuals
Female
Male
Great crested grebe.
This elegant waterbird with ornate head plumes led to its being hunted for its feathers, almost leading to its extermination in the UK. The wintering population increases so I hope to get some closer sightings of this bird as we move into autumn and winter.
Population:
UK breeding:4,600 pairs
UK wintering:19,000 individuals
Duck!
Duck! no “Buzard” in coming straight at our trail cameras – he actually clipped it with his feet knocking it over.
Call the breakdown service!
HMS Prince of Wales breaks down the day after leaving Portsmouth, she was due to undertake a four-month deployment to the USA. It has been reported that divers have been inspecting the 930-foot carrier after some damage was reported to a propeller shaft. Today HMS Price of Wales remains at anchor off the Isle of Wight.
Views of the carrier from Lee on the Solent today.
Water Rail.
#wordless Wednesday.
Afternoon visitor.
This afternoon we had an uninvited visitor into our conservatory I was able to get a few photographs before I netted this big Dragonfly and released her into the garden.
This Dragonfly is a female Southern Hawker Dragonfly. Length: 70mm
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Continued Reflections from my World. 