Out on a seasonal note

I thought I'd end 2013 with a Robin.  My 'fully trained' Robin models from the last couple of years failed to survive last winter.  The replacement crew are an unruly lot!  If this winter is cold enough, I might start to get somewhere with them.  We'll see.  Here's one of the new ones.

Marsh Tit

Nuthatch

These were all taken at Stourhead, Wiltshire.  The remainder were taken at Steeple Langford, Wiltshire (on quite a stormy day).

Tufted Duck

Black-headed Gull

Gadwall

Deer: Sika not Rein

These images were all taken at RSPB Arne, Dorset, earlier this month.

Sika stag on the salt marshes at Middlebere:

He's off!  A youngster not yet acquired adult nonchalance

Can't understand the fuss

From the edge of the wood overlooking the beach:

The ladies look on

In the woods:

This last young male was very trusting.


An avian postscript:

Herring Gull

Avocet