Male yellowhammer. spotted on Wednesday evening near Shell Bay caravan site, singing very loudly …
View More Hammer TimeSparrows with attitude
You probably think they are cute. But when you take a closer look, they can be mean and ornery lookin’ critters …
View More Sparrows with attitudeThree photos, taken in less than a second
These three photos were taken in burst mode – several frames per second, 1/400 second exposures – remember that split-second speed when you look at…
View More Three photos, taken in less than a secondYou looking at me?
“Who’s a pretty boy, then?” and probably countless other possible captions for this photo … This blue tit was fascinated by the dog’s bowl, and…
View More You looking at me?Newtonmore garden
There’s a place in Newtonmore where visitors are spoilt, and that includes the feathered ones being treated to lashings of nuts, fat balls and seeds. This weekend,…
View More Newtonmore gardenFinches in flight
Not the easiest photographs to take. I decided to take advantage of a bird feeder where the birds are slowing down, coming in to land.…
View More Finches in flightSiskin
Siskin nicely posing for the camera … one of many interesting garden visitors attracted by my hosts’ lavish avian lunch offerings …
View More SiskinStartling Starling
I’m not sure why this starling has such a manic look – although they are quite manic birds, always squabbling and fighting. It had just…
View More Startling StarlingAlca torda
Having featured puffins and guillemots, it would be churlish not to complete the trio of auks that nest on the Isle of May. So here’s a…
View More Alca tordaUnbridled guillemot, and bridled …
Sticking with auks … “Bridled Guillemot : A form of the Guillemot Uria aalge with a white eye ring and a thin white line extending…
View More Unbridled guillemot, and bridled …A is for auk
First post. The auks are a family of “medium-sized seabirds with long, barrel-shaped bodies, short tails, very small wings and short legs set far back…
View More A is for auk
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