A single sunny June morning's list:
Mammals
Otter
Fox
Roe Deer
Brown Hare (5), Rabbit
Squirrel
Birds (just a selection of the 52 species)
Marsh Harrier (2), Kestrel
Barnacle Goose (3)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (3), Green Woodpecker, Treecreeper (2)
Yellowhammer (4), Linnet (7), Skylark
Whitethroat (6), Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, ChiffChaff, Willow Warbler
Little Egret
Oystercatcher (2)
Butterflies
Meadow Brown
Small Tortoiseshell
Large White
Large Skipper
Peacock
Throw in a couple of species of orchid and a few moths and you have a very interesting morning indeed 😊
It was nice to see Sue out for a walk with some of her family this morning, and to meet Dexter who is apparently interested in wildlife. Just for him here are a few photos of Great Spotted Woodpeckers. I took these a while ago so they weren't taken this morning but they were taken at Hornsea Mere.
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| male Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding young |
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| young Great Spotted Woodpecker (with red head) |
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker in Wassand wood |
Back to a morning's photos, all taken near the Mere.
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| Roe Deer doe relaxing in the grass |
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| Otter, distant unfortunately |
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| Otter |
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| 2 of the 5 Brown Hares seen |
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| Reed Bunting with fem common blue damselflies for its young |
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| Common Blue Damselfly and 2 unidentified insects |
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| Pyramidal Orchid |
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| Lots of Meadow Brown butterflies around in the fields |
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| male Large Skipper butterfly |
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| young Jackdaw waiting to be fed |
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| Wren fledgeling |
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| Wren fledgeling |
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