Great Crested Grebe Feeding Young at Frampton Marsh RSPB

This Great Crested Grebe valiantly struggled against the very choppy water and rain to catch several  fish to feed its two chicks. One chick worryingly disappeared but was probably sheltering exhausted in the reeds.

Birds Feeding at Snettisham RSPB

At a first glance, the extensive mud flats at Snettisham appear devoid of birds at low tide but looking more closely we found Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover pulling out worms and a Curlew catching a crab. Further along Common Terns were snatching small fish from a creek and taking them back to islands on the gravel pits behind the beach. Most have finished breeding but one male tried to insist a female accepted his gift - in vain. Later an Egret was tossing a small invertebrate of some type.

A Day of Skies at Titchwell Norfolk

Yesterday's skies over the North Norfolk coast were impressive, especially as we never got the threatened rain.

Welney Wildlife - More Hobbies plus friends

We spent an enjoyable day at Welney recording the birdlife - all a bit distant again but great to see Hobby catching something from the reed beds (several catches observed), Marsh Harrier, family of Cranes, Godwits, Avocet, Snipe and Pochard. Mystery as to what the Hobby was catching - looks like a mole!!

Hobby Catches and Eats Small Bird

A privilege to see and record Hobbies at the nest, catching a small bird (?chaffinch) and flying around. All at quite a distance in dull conditions so quality not great but a record for my blog memory bank.

Harlequin Ladybird on the Breakfast Menu - Lackford Lakes

It was a windy day for macro shots and I had forgotten replacement batteries for the flash so difficult to get close-up shots. Here a couple of spiders wrapping their prey, Speckled Bush Crickets (very difficult to accommodate those antennae and two different wasp mimics from two very different families - first a Soldier Fly and, lastly, a Hoverfly.