Great news the Dipper get taken by the Mink and i visited on Tuesday afternoon to see the adults still feeding taking food from the bottom of the river Greta. The nest is situated high in a very mossy rock face . They find the food and have the same habit of sitting on the… Read more »
Just look at the colours on the head of this Wood Pigeon sitting in the sun. Amazing detail.
To all that use the Hide for their pleasure, i have placed a sign in the Hide asking for seed donations from people that visit and use the hide. As the response has been poor i have no option than to leave ask people to take their own food for the birds. This means that… Read more »
As May begins I rise early to the sight of the Rook raiding my feeders, but in the middle of the flock is a Grey Squirrel taking the nuts I put out the night before. I arrive at the river which is very low, and great for the Kingfisher to get the Minos for their… Read more »
Many people don’t realise how much detail there is in Birds, we just see them flying and sitting or eating. So i am trying to capture as many birds faces to show how much we are missing in the bird life on site and down at the hide
I am very pleased with the new camera set up and with experience in the hide i tried capturing the Jay in flight. This is the hardest form of photography to master but after 4 years in the hide and hundreds of hours i am very familiar to how the Jay feeds when he enters… Read more »
After 3 years with the Canon Camera i decided to have a change and give Nikon a try. I went for the Nikon D500 with the Nikon 200-500mm Lens. I am over the moon with results considering i have only had it a week. Please enjoy the level of photography from this combination.
As i was coming back from the Hide i passed the field where the Donkey and Sheltland Pony are and noticed the Donkey lying down and 2 Jackdaws were pecking at the fur and collecting it for their nests. I have never seen this before and hope the Donkey enjoyed its back being scratched.
The Lessor Redpoll were busy over the weekend, and the numbers have picked up. I counted 30 out side our van feeding on Niger on the bird table and on the ground. There at the hide daily and love the new Reflection pool. They nest in Alder and Willow very low down.
Lovely to see these little birds in such a an amazing location. Getting to grips with my new Camera and Lens, it will take time but the images so far after a week are very pleasing.
Lovey light whilst filming the Red Squirrel and a pair of Pheasant’s came in to try and get the odd nut.
Nice Canada goose chasing the young from last year off.
Hi to everyone i had a great afternoon with Ruth filming the Red Squirrel in an amazing location. They are very friendly and like having their picture taken. If you like any photos please contact me as i can print and frame for a small charge.
Well i bring sad news about the Dipper family i found on the river Greta on Sunday. I went down yesterday to do some more filming and waited 30 minutes. I then found out why the Dipper was not anywhere to be seen, a big Mink came from directly under the Nest site so it… Read more »
A Lovely Lapwing wading in a man made lake near to Hornby, colours are stunning when caught in the right light. This is a Red Status bird so sightings are becoming rare for a lot of people.
Full of a cold but thought I may have a change and go down by the river. Saw 2 Kingfishers then spotted a Dipper fishing lower down. After 30 minutes observation and Knowledge of the Dipper I knew they were using the same spot for a reason so I crept through the undergrowth and found… Read more »
What an afternoon down at the hide, the birds were busy collecting nesting material and i was lucky enough to be there when the Blue tit, Robin and Coal tit all took to taking the Goats fur i had put out for them. The Jay was having a good play flying backwards and forwards looking… Read more »
Whilst at the hide the Goldfinch came in for the Niger and one decided to land on a small mossy branch and started to pick bits of in its beak just there at the right time.
