A dull morning but I thought I ought to make a quick check of the nuthatch nest building in an old woodpecker hole in a large oak tree alongside the River Went. The birds were very busy closing down the hole with mud and leaves but the light mid morning was atrocious for photography, shooting...
While cleaning out the hard drives, I came across this rook photo which reprocessed and rehashed and now I really like it. Rooks are difficult birds to do as they are so shy and nervous, it’s very difficult to get near them.
The lapwings are well and truly back on their breeding grounds in the Dales just now; their acrobatic display flight and wild calls are a great lift to the spirit. The lapwing, or green plover. is a familiar bird to us but stop and take time to look closely and it is immediately obvious this...
Back at the long-tailed tit nest today which is now fully completed and in the throws of being lined out by the birds. I watched them bring back feather after feather to line the nest and, of course, I gave them a helping hand and put a few out for them on a convenient bramble...
A friend sent me an email to say he had found long-tailed tits nest building in a large dog rose bush near where he worked, so this morning I went along for a recce. The light was difficult as the birds are nesting on the south face of the bush and the nest is deep...
