Film making this afternoon a Marsh Harrier and a Grey Heron both hunting. Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve Hampshire.
birds
Reed Warbler
Wordless Wednesday. {sound up}
Bullfinch.
Regular visitors to my mum’s garden are two pairs of Bullfinches. Male Bullfinches have a bright pink-red breast and cheeks, a black cap and grey wings. Females have a much duller grey-pink breast. Both sexes have a white rump that is visible in flight Bullfinches have a short, powerful-looking beak.
Blackcap.
The Blackcap is a greyish warbler. It gets its common name from its black cap. The female’s cap is chestnut brown. Although primarily a summer visiting bird from Germany and north-east Europe. Blackcaps are increasingly spending the winter in the UK. It was unusual to see this woodland bird over water. He was catching small invertebrates from the Lilly flowers on a local pond.
Stonechat.
Male Stonechat New Forest.
Female Stonechat New Forest.
Tufted Duck
Smaller than a Mallard the Tufted Duck is a medium-sized diving duck the male is black on the head, neck, chest and back, and white on the sides. It has a small crest and a yellow eye. In winter, numbers increase because birds are moving to the UK from Iceland and northern Europe {The female is entirely chocolate-brown, with yellow eyes }.
A morning bird watching.
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.
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.
Continued Reflections from my World. 