Stuff goes on

The Red Arrows flew over my head.  I had the camera ready by the time they flew into the distance.

Starlings sit on posts.

I visit an 'installation' and like an Owl.

Norwich Starling Murmuration

As far as I know, and I'm happy to be corrected, this winter's Starling murmuration in the centre of Norwich is finished.  Hopefull they'll return next year as it was a magical spectacle which enthralled birders and non-birders alike.  There were too few to be able to muster themselves into any of the shapes that are seen in the larger murmurations, but that didn't detract from the event in any way.

Here are a few of the images I took over the course of the weeks.

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

Lots of things beginning with the letter S - weekly highlights to 27/7/14

In the reasonably new tradition of starting off where I left off last week, here is the same wren as on the previous post, but on a different stick.  It even has a spider in it's bill for good measure. 

A Starling from midweek - no excuse needed to take photos of these.

And so to the latter part of the week, and a visit to a beach in the evening.  It's what you do round here.  There were a few little groups of Sanderling knocking about on the tide line and with a little fieldcraft I managed to get some pics as they approached.

Friday night rave, Norfolk stylee...

Finally, Arctic Skua (one of three) that was hassling Sandwich Terns at Cley on Sunday.  And just to add to the number of things beginning with the letter S in the post, that there is Sheringham Shoal in the background! Oh, and the Sea.