2025 is off and running with a winter-like cold snap. Stay warm everyone and enjoy the cold 🤣
A kestrel landed in a tree near the Mere and it took some very slow manoeuvering to get in a position where twigs weren't in the way of a good photo...
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Better, but can't help the shadows
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Not yet
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That's the one
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I was pleased with these photos taken in good light after getting photos of kestrel a couple of days before in poor conditions.
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Kestrel in not-so-good light
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After a few gloomy days it was good to have the sun back, it makes all the difference to wildlife photos.
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Female Reed Bunting
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Nuthatch and Green Woodpecker have been lingering around the wood and Weatherhill and I've seen them quite often, although I've heard their calls more often than I've seen them. I always try and get some photos but sometimes they are just too far away - especially the Nuthatch. Here are some recent attempts.
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Nuthatch in Wassand Wood
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Nuthatch this morning
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By the way, Nuthatch is very seldom seen here abouts, hence the attempts to get photos. I don't know why they aren't more numerous locally but our nearest regular spot for them is Beverley westwood.
The Green Woodpecker showed itself again today and it was the closest I've had it. Still not really close but getting there.
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Green Woodpecker this morning
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As I was heading home the Green Woodpecker flew over me going west, but with the bridge camera by the time I'd got it ready and trained on the bird it was well past me. It was calling really loudly and although I had several seconds warning of its approach from behind me, it still took too long to get the camera ready to use. I knew this was the main drawback of replacing the DSLR with a bridge, but at least I can carry it on my walks without too much effort 👍
At the end of Southorpe, a Buzzard landed in the field for a short while before the corvids moved it on.
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Common Buzzard at Southorpe
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