Showing posts with label Hobby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hobby. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

RSPB Sandy Bugs, Fungi and Hobby

Yesterday was the RPS Nature Group outing to RSPB HQ at Sandy. It was postponed from previous week and the weather was slightly improved as largely dry but still windy and cool. However, we did manage to find a good selection of plant bugs, crickets, butterflies and  dragonflies.  Mike and I took an early morning walk round and spotted a Hobby and quite a few unseasonably early fungi.

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Raptors and Little Terns Winterton

Winterton is a well-known site for winter raptors but yesterday they also put on a great summer show including this very tame kestrel and two appearances of a Hobby feasting on the Little Terns. In the third image here, the Hobby is at a distance being pursued by angry adult terns. In the fourth shot, one was much closer but I had 1/500th set for insect photography so unfortunately not sharp. It looks as if it is a fledging tern that it has captured - as the RSPB warden said ' better to scrifice one fledgling than an adult that has potential to produce many more young'. 

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Lakenheath Birds

My first visit to Lakenheath in 2020 and such a pleasure to be reunited with some of the birdlife including this chirpy Wren in the reeds, several Hobbies very busy hawking the abundant dragonflies or playing with the Jackdaws and an ungainly Heron. Lots of activity at  the feeders including an aberrant Pheasant, Greater Spotted woodpecker, Goldfinches and all the expected members of the Ttit family

Friday, May 17, 2019

Norfolk Tour - Lakenheath Fen RSPB

A bit cooler with more cloud and a lot more wind yesterday for our visit to Lakenheath Fen. The birds unfortunately kept their distance with only a couple of closer views of Hobbies though plenty were visible on the far side of Joist Fen. A Bittern flew up close by but too quickly down again to get it in the frame. In the sunnier intervals, lots of Mayflies, Damselflies and the Hairy Dragonflies. Otherwise the usual selection of mini beasties especially spiders
 

Ann Miles Photography - My Favourite Images of the Past10 years or so