Your day's wildlife

[Andy in Germany]

Wildlife photography is a passion of mine, whether from the bike, the kayak or walking. A selection of mine, mostly local to home and all in Scotland. Some from my phone, some from my GoPro, but most from my DSLR and telephoto lens.

Puffin out at Lunga in the Treshnish Isles.

The ospreys are local to me and can only be reached by kayak. I watched the smaller male bring the pike to the nest and pass it to the female. She picked it up in her beak and took off to eat it elsewhere, transferring it to her own talons just after that image was taken.

The young otter was very inquisitive while I was kayaking locally.

Red squirrel is in my garden, the kingfisher just outside of town and the seal surfaced just in front of my kayak, wrestling with a thornback ray, just north of Oban.

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May I send these to my son? He is currently looking for an apprenticeship as a photographer and I'm sure he'd appreciate them.

 

[Dave 123]

An unglamorous fungi. Earth tongue.

 

[G-Zero]

May I send these to my son? He is currently looking for an apprenticeship as a photographer and I'm sure he'd appreciate them.

Absolutely, I hope he enjoys them !

 

[Dave 123]

This is from a walk on Dartmoor last weekend.

Female Goosander

Yawning Dartmoor pony

A rainbow away in Cornwall

 

[Gillstay]

Was out the back of the house messing with cycles and air rifles when my chum said `what the hell was that.'
Something had wizzed down the large conifer, between the house and him which was about 2 metres and then through a doorway and into the back garden. It missed a whole range of obstacles, but was using our sounds to hide its approach. Then it popped up and flew off having missed. Male Sparrowhawk.

 

[geocycle]

Was out the back of the house messing with cycles and air rifles when my chum said `what the hell was that.'
Something had wizzed down the large conifer, between the house and him which was about 2 metres and then through a doorway and into the back garden. It missed a whole range of obstacles, but was using our sounds to hide its approach. Then it popped up and flew off having missed. Male Sparrowhawk.

Don’t mention sparrowhawks, a female caught and ate our tame blackbird this morning, right in front of the patio doors. Tears have been shed by some members of the family. Amazing birds and especially the way they manoeuvre. We’ve had m and f about for the last few weeks, often following the 20+ long tail tit team. They have very little fear of humans, and why would they when they can move so fast.

 

[rockyroller]

it was "cold stunned". came in with the previous high tide about 5 hrs earlier. wasn't moving but I didn't try to poke it to get a reaction. this is common in this area, this time of year. I called the police who put me in touch w/ the Massachusetts Audubon turtle rescue team who promptly came out to get it. the plan would be to rehab it & release it in the spring

Protecting Sea Turtles on Cape Cod​

 

[presta]

 

[rockyroller]

who belongs to these?

raccoon?

same critter? cat?

 

[FrankCrank]

Sasquatch?

 

[Dave 123]

So I’ve had a good old dose of this lurgy that’s been doing the rounds and I’ve not ventured out for a few days.
Mountbatten breakwater is flat and paved, there’s plenty of interesting stuff there. So I took myself for a shuffle along.
Recently there have been sightings of Great Northern Divers and Purple Sandpiper….

No such luck today, just a few Cormorants kicking around.

I also found a seasonal greeting in a pine tree!

 

[geocycle]

Oyster mushrooms growing on fallen tree, near Warton, Lancashire.

 

[Dave 123]

This lurgy is still hanging around as best it can, so on today’s dog walk through Flete I was miles behind . There really wasn’t much in the way of wildlife about, and then a trio of Goosander (two male and a female) landed on the river Erme more or less in front of me 😁

 

[Dave 123]

I sampled the delights of Ivybridge tip this morning. Just around the corner is Filham park where I saw a kingfisher….

No such luck today, but there were a few bits and pieces about including ginger rats!

 

[Dave 123]

You can tell I’m on the mend. There’s no chance of me getting on a bike at present but me and my cough wants to do things.

This afternoon we went to the river Avon and South Efford marsh.

It’s a strange place, it’s beautiful but could be more beautiful. An estuary in a valley they runs down to Bigbury and Bantham.

But it’s a bloody boat graveyard. It does my head in.

A better point of interest is the tidal road that runs along the river. Note the lime kiln at the back.

So now I’ve set the scene…