Monday 23 March 2015

Weekly highlights - er, a dead Auk?

Last week was pretty quiet.  The camera didn't come out very much, and neither did the birds. The 'Lazy Fox' picture...


....was the EDP Reader Picture Of The Day on Monday.  They don't pay, but with a circulation of 40,000+ I'm not grumbling.

Later in the week, as if to illustrate my earlier point, an Auk turned up in the patch.



Still no Wheatears.


But a consolation of a showy Ringed Plover.

Monday 16 March 2015

Weekly highlights - winter clings on but spring is sprunging

The Starling murmuration in Norwich continues. Certain vantage points in the city produce some pretty epic views.  



The Heron that has made numerous appearances on this channel and others to which I subscribe was also very obliging during the week...


...so much so that I had to take photos of it's reflection.


The Fox that I have been generously sharing on the interweb recently was also very obliging, although that is a bit of an understatement considering that this image is barely cropped!


Indicators of spring this week. Rock Pipit looking not quite as dull as normal, Linnets singing, Pied Wagtails doing a lot of chasing around at breakneck speed, Black Redstarts, summer plumage Gulls.


And Wheatears.  In the country, the county but not yet in the patch.  But I am ready...



Monday 9 March 2015

Weekly highlights - Lots of rufous tones and redness.

Started the week looking for Foxes.  Found a Stonechat and utterly forgot all about Foxes.  This is normal, especially with a male bird that is occassionally breaking into song.

Stonechat

Stonechat having a sing

Stonechat looking rather splendid

Looked for Foxes on another day, but instead found that the pair of Ringed Plovers had returned to the Patch. They will nest and produce food for the Foxes soon.

Ringed Plover photos just must have a reflection in the eye

Later in the week I found a Fox that was sleeping in the sun.

A Fox, sleeping.


It woke up. And did lots of scratching and stretching.

A Fox looking like it had just been sleeping


A Fox, stretching



A Fox that has been scratching


On Friday, whilst fruitlessly looking for a fox I saw a Black Redstart in the distance.  It was kind enough to come closer before retreating into the distance again!


Thank you very much!


Later on Friday I got pooped on by a murmuration.


Norwich Starling Murmuration


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