*You can't tell from this rubbish photo, but that's a Wood Sandpiper on the gravel next to the two Little Egrets.
Wow. It's not often that there are two Little Egrets in the PBC area at the same time, let alone two at the same site together. And standing next to a Wood Sand... amazing stuff.
I went to Prior's Fen this morning. It's not something I do very often, but it's been good there for the past week or so. Looking at the weather forecast last night, I decided an early visit would be in order, since a band of rain was due to arrive mid-morning.
I saw one Wood Sandpiper (Brian had two yesterday!), three Greenshanks, one Common and two Green Sandpipers, two Marsh Harriers (one juvenile, one moulting sub-adult male), two Little Egrets, heard a Curlew calling and got some more shots of Common Darters...
After that, I decided that, since I was out and about already, and I was sort of in the general vicinity, I might as well go to Woodwalton Fen before it started raining. So I did.
Common Darter (it's that time of year)
It has to be said that WWF is rubbish for birds at the moment. The place was as quiet as I've ever heard it. Good job there were some nice insects about to make up for lack of bird action.
"...and then I'm going to eat you..."
Female damselfly, Common Blue, I think.
Large Skipper
Like it often seems to when I'm there, the weather took a turn for the worse. Cloud billowed across the sky, the sun went into hiding, it got windier and started raining.
Female Southern Hawker - the Chocolate Lime of the dragonfly world, I think...
I finally got some better pics of Southern Hawker just as it started raining. It, or rather, she, was looking for somewhere to perch. By crawling across the path I managed to get close enough for a few photos.
Ruddy Darter
Spider crocheting a new web
Speckled Wood on a heap of vegetation - perhaps some warmth from the decomposing matter?
*really bad digiscoped photo taken with Nikon Coolpix 995 + Leica Apo Televid 62 with 20-60x eyepiece. The rest just with the mighty Coolpix
I've been reading your blog for a couple months now and I absolutely love it!
ReplyDeleteToday's 'buggy' shots are great, especially the one of the damsel fly (I think) head on! How on earth do you get the insects cooperation? They just fly or crawl away from me too fast to catch them!
My husband just got me a Nikon Coolpix 5600 and I'm loving it! Especially the macro but I get far too many blurred shots. Do you use a tripod?
Again .. I love your blog!