Your day's wildlife

[Dave 123]

@Red17 can I ask what part of the world this is please?

I’m not convinced by the suggestion of willow (which of course may well be right) but it puts me in mind of Hornbeam. Are there any brown leaves left on it? Can we have a picture of the leaf litter before it degrades. Hornbeam trunk looks steely grey, but this doesn’t have too much trunk!

I’ve zoomed in a few times but the picture is frustratingly indistinct!

I’m confident that it is a tree.

 

[Red17]

It's in Croydon, so not tropical, but not sure they are uk native. I'll try to get a photo of the leaf litter next time I'm there

 

[geocycle]

Hornbeam was my other thought but it looks like it’s been cut from close to the base as might occur in a park. Greyish trunk fits. I couldn’t see any leaves beneath it!

 

[Gillstay]

There are Hornbeam.

 

[Chris S]

It's not exactly wildlife but I noticed a cat nuzzling up to a dead cat. It looked like it had been hit by a car.

 

[biggs682]

Nibbles is not wild but he is staying with us for a few days

 

[BoldonLad]

Today's visitor

 

[Dave 123]

I went to Filham Lake today. Plenty of kingfisher action going on. I suspect it was either one or a couple, but plenty of sightings…… either zipping by or perching over the other side of the lake!

I’ve done you all a drawing on my iPad. It was just like this but further away.

 

[geocycle]

Housebound by the weather but entertained by several hundred Fieldfare, some starling and a few redwing in field behind us. Was desperate for them to sit on the wall so I could count them on our green list! Also nice to see Bullfinches on feeder.

 

[Dave 123]

I’ve almost got rid of this lurgy but I’m making sure it’s gone before I get on a bike. So I had a dirty Devon day to go birding. I went to Blaxton Meadow on the river Plym. Those of you that know the area it’s just behind Sainsbury’s on Marsh Mills.

Birds seen- little grebe, shelduck, oystercatcher, curlew, redshank, greenshank, dunlin, common sandpiper, black headed gull, wigeon, mallard, goosander and kingfisher..

 

[Dave 123]

On the way home I went to Mountbatten. It must be rough at sea as the Gannets were pretty much inland!

There was also a black headed gull that was trying to pluck the courage to get a sprat on the rocks that the anglers had left.

And there was a seal poking out of the water from time to time!

 

[Gillstay]

Just coming up the lane to the house at dusk and a white bird came up from the field, slowed and suddenly it was perfectly seen in the headlights, a barn owl. Cheered me up.

 

[Gillstay]

Spotted this very nice fungi whilst walking.

 

[albal]

Managed to get to see the snow bunting yesterday, been here a few days.very obliging too. A short ride to white cliff for the 2 black throated divers, but not seen, although a couple of med gulls made up for it.