Warning: Distressing images.
Further to my post last week re Black-headed gull chicks
Link below.
The next pictures show how hard it is for the chicks. A much larger Lesser Black-backed gull swoops down and snatches a chick. As this happened, the Black-headed gull colony erupted into the air, but they failed to save their baby.
Pictures taken by my brother Simon Finnegan {I missed this, although I have seen it happen in the past.}
The Four-spotted chaser dragonflies seen here at Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve are easily recognised. Each wing has two dark spots on the leading edge. These spots give this species its name.
Kestrel hunting by the Beach at Titchfield Haven.
One of the few books I had to read at school.
A Kestrel for a Knave is a novel by English author Barry Hines, published in 1968. The book is set in an unspecified mining town in Northern England. It follows Billy Casper, a young working-class boy troubled at home and at school. He finds and trains a kestrel, whom he names “Kes”. It was made into a film directed by Ken Loach and produced by Tony Garnett,
Wordless Wednesday.
Video views.
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.
One Lapwing was sitting in the grass, and two others were flying /displaying just over her head. My interpretation was that they were two males trying to impress. The mating season has started in the wetlands.
Eider drake crab fishing. He would dive down get a crab, shake its legs off then eat it.
When you see a Cormorant, you automatically see a big black bird. Look closer, and it is full of colour.
#Wordless Wednesday
Continued Reflections from my World. 