[Animal Photographs]

I am not sure what kind of shrew it was, but it was near water and was charging around like crazy, hence only one photo

Not entirely sure but i thing its a water shrew (Neomys Fodiens).

P.S. I only read a few days ago that they have venomous saliva so i hope you are still with us to read this post

Hope this is helpful (and not wrong)

Mokey

[Bird Photographs]

Great thread so i'll try adding to it...

A barn owl I saw (right place at the right time)

A little egret, starting to see quite a lot at the moment.

And the fishermans favourite, a cormorant.

[April Photo Competition]

I can't edit my old post so here are my 6.

Non-Weather:

Weather:

[Birds]

That is a probably a hybrid of a "silver" domesticated duck, is it smaller than your average mallard?

Not really here it is with a standard male mallard.

[April Photo Competition]

2 Non weather from me (for now)... Heard a woodpecker yesterday but couldn't see the thing and I didn't have my camera before all this snow , anyway here they are.

[Birds]

Mokey

Just having a look in one of my bird books , and if this a mallard, it could possibly be a Hybrid. Book says Hybids with domestic ducks are often black or white

nigel

Thanks, I thought it may be but wasn't sure so that helps a lot.

Edit: I forgot to say we have loads of waterbirds around here (I live right near where a river meets the sea) and the swans have 7 eggs in their nest, the ducks and moorhens are nesting, I think the pair of little greebs we saw are nesting (not sure) and some of the coots have hatched.

[Birds]

See lots of different birds around here but can anyone say why the mallard is this colour, I think it may be bred with a farmyard duck perhaps but don't really know...

[What have you had this winter?]

Nothing but rain . Never seem to get anything even like snow here.