Friday, 10 March 2017

Stourhead & Gillingham

The first images were taken at the National Trust's Stourhead Estate, Wiltshire, late in January 2017.


The Pantheon as the fog starts to lift




I stopped to speak with two acquaintances and they warned me to watch where I stepped.  This Robin was sitting by my left heel and gazing up at the humans.  It didn't take much to coax it up onto the metal hoop at the side of the path.


Robin




Moving on ... ...


A different Robin








Marsh Tit



Black-headed Gull


'Their' part of the lake was still frozen.



The remaining images were taken whilst I was doing my bit for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. 


Carrion Crow













This Crow is not a regular visitor to my garden and spent its time trying to work out the best way to eat the fat-balls hanging from a cherry tree.


Houe Sparrow





Friday, 3 March 2017

The Levels

These are images taken at two RSPB reserves on the Somerset Levels in late January 2017.

The first are from Ham Wall.  The second are from Greylake after lunch on the same day.


Shoveler

















Pied Wagtail








Teal






Cormorant



Snipe






Tufted Duck



Little Egret



... and after lunch at EcoFriendly Bites ... ... 


Fieldfare






Wigeon




Shoveler





Snipe



Teal