Dunnock

What do you do on a day like this one. Sit down and think, tidy up everything, (boring), but we kept all our electriciy! I suppose it is the yearning to go out and photos, maybe tomorrow...............

A past again

Greylag Goose

A Coots chick

Canada Goose

Berwick's Swan

and a Baikal Teal

It's raining and there is a little bit of wind, 33-67kmh.

That's it, I think that you can understand why I am inside, and taking them (the photographs) and take a breather. These are 5 that got away!

Saker Falcon

Bad day! This morning was rather nice to start with, and when it looked good, it started with a
torrential rain and stayed that way. Who cares!!!

Black-headed Gull (Lydney boating lake)

That is a wonderful being. The Black-headed Gull is a pain the neck, they're always after your offering of bread. But, it's always there. I am truly pleased to see him/her.

Bahama Pintail (Slimbridge WWT)

It has begun, dreary weather and I presume, it's the winter coming. Damn!

A Buzzard in the fog. (Naas Lane, Lydney)

Foggy, foggy, foggy. The most terrible is, you cannot take a photograph, as you can see.

The Redwing is here (Moseley Green, FOD)

After a long period of heavy rain, it started to get rather brilliant. And do you know why, it is because of the Redwings. They have arrived at last.

Coal Tit (New Fancy, Forest of Dean)

I like this Coal Tit, so much, I'd shoot them with my camera.

House Sparrow (Forest of Dean)

It was the quietness that had me pondering about what I would if.................and it came from the Sparrow, woops I had forgotten what I was thinking.

Great Crested Grebe (Winter Plumage) Lydney boating pond

The first time I have photographed this bird in its winter plumage. But, it was a windy day and a choppy lake.

Meadow Pipit (Naas Lane, Lydney)

I got near enough to what I wanted to photograph, (that is a better lens). I have taken them before, but, never close up. I'm quite pleased with today's photographs.

Nuthatch at New Fancy, Forest of Dean

I know, its one of them. But, this is an item of beauty, and one I can say, cheers to the Nuthatch, you make me want to cry.

The morning after..................

The morning after the deluge, and it happened with the trees, lost its summer/autumn clothing.
But there is the Great Tit

and, happy and chirping little Robin.

The first of November, we are being blown away............

These were the leaves before they were blown out of this world. I will have a look at them tomorrow.
Eagle Owl

Coot

Little Grebe at Cannop Ponds

Here is another Little Grebe. It is just a little bit better than last one.

Blue Tit at New Fancy

It was a morbid day, no sun (there up in them there hills), sorry, I was saying it in broad Gloster. But I caught this in the morning.

Bar-headed Goose at Slimbridge WWT

It was a dismal day, not good for birdwatching or nature. So, I had saved it for this session.

The Marshes, Lydney

The Moorhen
Little Grebe

It's so funny, that I cannot get it right, the photography always comes out a bit hazy. Every time, I feel disorganised, if I dare to say it? Oh, I said it!

Forest of Dean

The Jay is looking for food, like he's supposed to do.
The Nuthatch is hiding from an intruder, a Sparrowhawk maybe. It was a bad morning, light rain and a bit of mist.
And, this is one of those things.........mushrooms!

Painted Lady and Red Admiral (Lydney, The Marshes)

Red Admiral
Painted Lady

Underneath of Painted Lady

It's just like this, a warm and sunshine morning, to bring out the butterflies. It is nearly November, doesn't somebody know that?

The Owl

If you had been waiting for my blog, (unlikely), it was a showery day, and I couldn't take one. So, I have dipped into my past. The Owl is something called (wood owl) or I couldn't remember what it's called.

Canada Geese (Lydney boating lake)

Yes, it WAS an awful morning. But, by 1 o'clock, it started to get some sun.......yipeeeeeee. And, it even brought out the Canada Geese. It still left us with a huge wind!

Wood Pigeon (Cyril Hart Arboretum)

It was nearly rain, it had just stopped it. The Wood Pigeon was the best that I can snap off. Not a good day!

Great Spotted Woodpecker

It was full of showers, every time I started to take a picture, down it came stopping any photographing. Still its bound to stop! Well, I couldn't take one, so, here is one from the archives.

Nuthatch (New Fancy)

This is one of my favourites, attacker of all that comes in his way, especially the Tits. But, it looks so furtive.

Fallow Deer, Painted Lady, Desmoiselle Crane..................

Painted Lady butterfly
Fallow Deer
Desmoiselle Crane

What about me, I'm a Common Toad?
It wasn't a nice day, cold and some rain. So, I meant to put these on the blog, but something stopped me. Don't ask me what, because I do not remember! Or they were a bit scrappy.

What's on at New Fancy?

Oh, the autumn leaves

they start dying

until they spring back into life

Green Woodpecker

Great tit

Blackbird (A day at The Marshes in Lydney)

It seems wrong that out of this bird,

Black, bold, a suggestion of dark

Places about it, there yet should come

Such rich music, as though the notes'

Ore were changed to a rare metal

At one touch of that bright bill.

You have heard it often, alone at your desk

In a green April, your mind drawn

Away from its work by sweet disturbance

Of the mild evening outside your room.

A slow singer, but loading each phrase

With history's overtones, love, joy

And grief learned by his dark tribe

In other orchards and passed on

Instinctively as they are now,

But fresh always with new tears.

A poem by Ronald Stuart Thomas

A female Wigeon (Cannop Ponds)

This one isn't very good, occasionally it's good with the weather, but not when I to photograph something. My excuse for bad photographs. Anyway, it was the only first to appear in my blog.

Mandarin Duck (Cannon Ponds)

He is one for my top 30. He is wonderful.

Hooded Vulture (ICBP)

That is the best looking of all the birds of prey? I took that one at International Centre for the Birds of Prey. It is an old photograph in June 2009; and it was drizzling here on October 15. What a load of rubbish I speak or write.