Sunday, June 26, 2011

Rings and tings

Nightingale

Swift

Two species newly added to my birds-I've-ringed list: Nightingale and Swift. Special birds.

photos taken with Canon Powershot A640 and iPhone 3GS

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Pondlife

Blue-tailed Damselflies
Blue-tailed Damselflies

Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly

Four-spotted Chaser
Four-spotted Chaser

Emperor
Emperor egglaying

Waterlily
Waterlily

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM

Saturday, June 11, 2011

6.47am

Juvenile Marsh Tit

Dragged myself out of bed to get to Paxton for ringing at 4.50am... It was a lovely morning with a few nice things, including the first Nightingale I've ringed, juvenile Marsh Tit, Treecreeper, Song Thrush, Willow Warbler and Garden Warbler, loads of Robins, a couple of Reed Warblers and a Blackcap control (a bird ringed somewhere else).

I had to go to bed when I got home though.

photo taken with Canon Powershot A640