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Friday 25 January 2008

A Bar-headed Goose is hard to find at Lydney boating lake, in fact, it's hard to find outside of the Himalayas. This one must have flown here from Slimbridge (an escapee). It is a really high flyer, the highest known of all birds.

Thursday 24 January 2008

Coal Tit, photographed at the feeders at Cannop Ponds


The Coal Tit lives in the trees, mostly coniferous. It eats insects and seeds. In the winter it is commonly seen in gardens, when it takes away seeds from the feeders and will go and hide it.

Wednesday 23 January 2008

Long-tailed Tit


Long-tailed Tits are gently noisy. They move from tree to tree looking for food, insects, lichen and green algae. They are sociable, and huddle up when they are cold and to fall sleep.