Observations Of Nature Through The Seasons.

[knocker]

Hanging in there

[ciel]

A distant pic of Pink-footed geese at Montrose this morning - the numbers are beginning to build. 

 

[jtay]

These bream and barbel can be found down by the bridge in Downton in the mornings and evenings. They're there everyday, in the same place; often with a fair few trout for company.

[Methuselah]

Thought you (like me) Nature lovers might quite like this, from the much-maligned BBC...Warning, contains real scientists, so Brexiteers look away now:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00mq3p1/lost-land-of-the-volcano-episode-1

 

[knocker]

 

[ciel]

Winter thrushes are starting to arrive - this morning there was a single fieldfare accompanied by at least 11 blackbirds, 5 song thrushes and 1 mistle thrush - all causing quite a commotion among the usual garden residents.

[knocker]

Ghost

[ciel]

Very nice photo, knocker, with interesting tones.

[ciel]

Quote box dysfunction

Edited September 23, 2016 by ciel

[knocker]

8 minutes ago, ciel said:

Very nice photo, knocker, with interesting tones.

Thanks ciel although more accident than by design.

[knocker]

 

[Methuselah]

I've just seen a lone swallow...even the birds are getting involved in the Great Global-Warming Swindle, it now seems.

[Polar Maritime]

Yes a very nice shot there Knocker mistake or not..

 

[knocker]

Toe-curling top 'C'

This little fella was giving it some welly in the canopy this morning

Talking of the canopy

[4wd]

I'm not sure if it was basking or crossing, but it scarpered when I scared it away before someone squashed it.
Progress is difficult on the relatively smooth surface.
It would be about 14C at the time.
 

 

[Polar Maritime]

Anyone know what type of Hornet this is?

Edited September 27, 2016 by Polar Maritime

[jtay]

All go over in the fields this evening...

then 30 minutes later...

[Gael_Force]

1 hour ago, Polar Maritime said:

Anyone know what type of Hornet this is?

Looks like a European hornet but surely a bit north of its usual range visiting you PM?

[knocker]

Sidney's been burrowing for his nuts again!

[4wd]

On 24/09/2016 at 09:45, Ed Stone said:

I've just seen a lone swallow...even the birds are getting involved in the Great Global-Warming Swindle, it now seems.

Just seen two here trying to catch something - flying bugs are now rather scarce, though we touched 14C briefly this afternoon.

Most of them departed at least 2 weeks ago which seemed early to me considering the warm weather.
These two were definitely not residents but passing through.
 

[Spikecollie]

On 9/27/2016 at 20:16, Gael_Force said:

Looks like a European hornet but surely a bit north of its usual range visiting you PM?

The "Frélon Asiatique" that we have in France have apparently arrived in small numbers in the very south of the UK, but yours look like the common European one. You'd know if you had the former - they are big - you are way too far north for those (thankfully)!

[ciel]

Warm enough this afternoon for some end of season butterflies, nectaring on the few remaining buddleia flowers.

    Two rather ragged ones. I think some bird has had a go at them.

 

  Plenty of bees too.

 

[ciel]

This little covey of juvenile Red-legged Partridges has been in the vicinity for the past few days.  I think they are wild bred rather than escapees from a release.  Hope they manage to dodge the guns over the winter.

[knocker]

Confusing

 

[knocker]

Walking on water. Or under it.