Watching the birds on the shoreline this morning on a very dull day it struck me how white is a great camouflage when the weather so so grey.
White Camouflage.
birdwatching
Often missed.
Same bird at the same spot, - Funny how things turn out. I spotted this Dunock again today on the same log as last week but the weather was duller today just had to take some more pictures of this often underrated and overlooked sparrow.
How to make a hole?
In the sun of a Friday morning, the local Paraketts were very noisy and active – they seemed to be trying to make a hole in one of the trees. I looked last year for a nest site without luck, so I hope this may be a place to watch as we move into the nesting season in a few months.
Watched by the male bird the female spent some time pulling off bits of wood and dropping them.
Colour on a dull day.
Corvus corax.
The Common Raven (Corvus corax) is a large all-black bird. It is massive – the biggest member of the crow family. This lone bird was using a dead tree as an observation post so hence I could not get very close across the open heathland.
These pictures are cropped in so much more grainy than I would have liked. Spotted New Forest.
- UK breeding birds -7,400 pairs
- Weight800-1,500g
- Wingspan120-150cm
Spoonbill.
Nice to see a Spoonbill at Titchfield Haven this morning perhaps one from the group of 12 I saw at Pennington Marshes a few weeks ago blown of course in last night’s storm.
Time to save.
A Magpie hiding acorns for harder times.
It is cold out there.
Frozen pond in the New Forest.
Starlings.
Wordless Wednesday.
Not for the shops!
Well, we did not go far today a couple of hours into the City. Not for the shops but for a walk around one of Southampton Parks.
Berlin Express leaving the container port. Wishing her a safe trouble free trip. This German-flagged containership is heading for Algeciras in Spain.
Some views of Southampton Water from Mayflower Park.
City Birdlife.
Continued Reflections from my World. 