I had a day off work yesterday so spent the morning on the patch. The sky was overcast and rain threatened all morning. I had a bit of a play around with the new dSLR but the light was awful, so didn't do much.
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| male scorpion fly Panorpa communis |
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| Through the reeds. singing male reed
bunting |
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| juvenile stonechat |
Highlights of the morning where barn and long-eared owl and a female marsh harrier.
I would love to take the credit for this excellent long-eared owl shot, but I can't, it's one of Alan Gilbertson's.
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| hunting long eared owl (c) Alan Gilbertson |
This morning, I had a quick pre-work look around the patch , in the fog. A great-spotted woodpecker was unusual for this time of year. They are normally an autumn passage bird at Druridge.
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2 comments:
One of my favorite insects.
But i would put my wages on that one being a female scorpion fly.
ST
ST you'll be right, insects aren't my strong point..then again, what is?
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