#Wordless Wednesday.
Black & White.
birdwatching
Dragon Hunting.
Interesting watching a Little Egret catching dragonflies at Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve. A large dragonfly is more of a small fish. Something I have not observed before – I was able to capture some of the hunting on video which I filmed in slow motion.
(More) Dippers.
Some extra pictures of Dippers on the River Lyn Somerset.
Dippers have a NIctitating Eye Membrane, an extra eyelid to help them see underwater and protect their eyes They also have white surfaces to the eyelids, conspicuous when the eyes are blinking. (see picture below).
Exmoor Waters.
A walk from Lynmouth up the river towards Watersmeet.
We have been away for a few days on Exmoor in the campervan. An objective of our trip was to see if I could find some Dippers. Dippers are a short-tailed, plump birds found on fast-flowing rivers and streams. When perched on a rock it habitually bobs up and down and frequently cocks its tail. They can be seen bobbing up and down on a stone in the fast-flowing river. They feed on underwater insects by walking straight into, and under, the water.
As well as several adult birds I also saw a juvenile bird.
There was also a family of Grey Wagtails on the river walk.
Avocet action.
Avocets the action continues.
The parent Avocets (male and female) keep a close eye on their chicks – get too close and there is “trouble”. Yesterday’s post was about the clashes where Avocets getting too close. Today’s pictures were also taken yesterday show a juvenile black-headed gull overstepping the line!
Avocets.
Over 80 birds at Titchfield Haven and a joy to watch. Jut a few pictures from today visit.
Growing family.
Another visit to see how the Great Crested Grebe family is doing. All four chicks have grown over the last week. Mum and Dad are both looking after the chicks who are spending more in the water rather than on the backs of their parents.
Common Buzzard.
#Wordless Wednesday
Family matters
By 05.30hrrs this morning we were watching the Great Crested Grebe family.
Both parents work together to support the chicks.
Grebe regularly eats its own feathers, which form a plug in their stomach, this acts as a filter, holding fish bones until they can be digested; the parents also feed feathers to their chicks you can see this in the video.
The video film is filmed in slow motion – it is fairly long but it does show some interesting parental behaviour.
New Forest Youngsters.
A young Robin and Donky in the New Forest this morning.
Continued Reflections from my World. 