World Wetlands Day

On World Wetlands Day I was busy doing a bit of preparation on my new [wetland] ringing site. It was a lovely day for it.

#birdperday: 1. Hoopoe

I've decided to start a thing: tweet a link to a Flickr photo of a different bird species every day. With c10,000 species (and counting), it should be good for the next 27 years or so...

So here's my 1st #birdperday, hurtling magnificently through the air... Hoopoe! http://t.co/TpCpbDiBAp
— Katie (@bogbumper) February 1, 2014

Early morning

The end of 2013

Blossom in December

The Great Ouse

Cygnets

Frosted leaves

Fly Agarics

Sweet Chestnuts

Parasol mushroom

Comma feasting on blackberries

My good deed for the day

Rescuing a green-veined white from the pond. Found some thyme flowers for it to fuel up with and put it in the sun to warm.

Ripening acorns

Elderberries

Parasol

Snail in the garden

In the shade

Small Tortoiseshell

Seedy