Your day's wildlife

[PeteXXX]

This fella was out and about in my garden this afternoon at about 3 o'clock so I put some water out.
This pic was this evening at about 8.

 

[Proto]

Thrushes recently frequent visitors to the garden, usually a pair. Not sure what sort, song thrush, I guess.

We've had Jays here before, but not often. Such lovely colouring.

 

[Proto]

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This fella was out and about in my garden this afternoon at about 3 o'clock so I put some water out.
This pic was this evening at about 8.

Surprised that we've not seen hedgehogs here, but a mate tells me that they are preyed on by badgers, and by the evidence of their 'toilets' in the woodland behind the house, we have lots of badgers. Shame if that's the case.

 

[nickyboy]

Thrushes recently frequent visitors to the garden, usually a pair. Not sure what sort, song thrush, I guess.

We've had Jays here before, but not often. Such lovely colouring.

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Yep, that's a Song Thrush

The song of the Song Thrush is unmistakeable and you've probably got another week or two to hear it. They repeat a phrase 3-4 times, then move onto a different phrase and repeat that 3-4 time and go through a repertoire of phrases, repeating each one 3-4 times. Late evening, as it's getting quite dark is a good time to listen as most birds are stopping singing but the Song Thrush goes on until practically dark. You can easily hear one from 100m away on a still evening

 

[Poacher]

Attracted by a flash of bright copper/red, I tracked it down, but it wouldn't show its full colours. Well, it did briefly, but this camera seems to be temperamental when it comes to reasonably close focus in "intelligent auto" mode, so I had to change to "programme AE" mode, which means having to get much closer to the subject. Anyway, enough of my techy (tetchy?) shortcomings, here's an unusual side view of a Cinnabar moth.

Still in "get closer to a flighty insect than should be necessary" mode, here's a female damselfly, tentatively identified as a brown form of Common Blue. Other suggestions welcome!

 

[potsy]

Today in the garden..

 

[potsy]

Seen whilst out walking yesterday..

 

[potsy]

A couple of phone shots from today's walk, 1st pic of either of these..
You might have to zoom in a bit

 

[Andy in Germany]

A couple of phone shots from today's walk, 1st pic of either of these..
You might have to zoom in a bit

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This thread makes me realise how many astonishing, beautiful things are around us on a "normal" day.

 

[philk56]

On our neighbour's TV aerial this afternoon. An Australian Hobby with its unfortunate prey.

 

[Proto]

Saw a red kite yesterday, a few miles east of Honiton, the first time I’ve seen one down here. Used to seeing dozens in the Chilterns. Such a beautiful sight, soaring effortlessly on the wind. It won’t be long before they spread into south west Dorset.

 

[Paulus]

Seen walking past my house this morning.
2 adult and 5 Canada geese Goslings.
They were safely shepherded back to Greenhill park a mile away where there are other wild fowl and a nice sized pond.

 

[potsy]

Feed me 😍

 

[BoldonLad]

Video (fear not, they are only 10second clips), from my wildlife camera, over a couple of days, in Norfolk (Norfolk Broads CAMC Site):

Peaceful Mallard Couple

Not so peaceful Mallard threesome

Mr, or, Mrs Fox, looking for the Mallards, perhaps

A Moorhen(?) goes walking

A lone blackbird

Mr & Mrs Peaceful Mallard, return

More Mallard squabbling, what has he done wrong, I wonder?

Moorhen morning walk

 

[Jenkins]

Badgers - three of them just leaving their sett on the unlit lane part of the commute this evening.