tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312537882024-03-08T03:02:28.757+00:00British Nature and Wildlife picsHi, we are Mandy and Mick from Lincolnshire UK. We love wildlife and photography of same. Most of our photography is done around Lincolnshire but also on trips in the Uk and Abroad. We love travel - avoiding touristy places if possible unless its a wildlife hotspot!!
Our kit includes Canon 40D and 400D, Canon 300mm f2.8 IS lens, Canon 300mm f4 IS lens, 1.4x and 2x Canon Converters, Sigma 50-500mm (Bigma) lens, a Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro lens and a Canon 18-55mm IS lensMandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.comBlogger583125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-4431926411119562612010-04-18T10:45:00.002+00:002010-04-18T10:47:35.568+00:00New websiteOur new website is now up and running - lots of new pics will be added particularly from our recent trip to Sri Lanka.<br /><a href="http://www.mandyandmick.zenfolio.com/">www.mandyandmick.zenfolio.com</a>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-66791150672298554102010-01-28T08:39:00.004+00:002010-01-28T11:18:46.103+00:00IndiaThe blog will not now be updated until March, as I am spending the next month on a volunteer trip to India :) I have set up another blog to diary the trip. If you are interested please follow this link <a href="http://www.mandyandrox.blogspot.com/">http://www.mandyandrox.blogspot.com/</a>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-83969426885394412772010-01-14T00:57:00.002+00:002010-01-14T01:03:05.954+00:00Patch Birds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdYtn9nshwFApQ3BRIhN0lx2cQ1nC5f46W9IpVkfLBHiDP2yXsUTdqAKL12PMKqfkc4ebIW-0NKo5IxL59E7GY51Bn6xrpC3rKz0HBsk3hgVJtBV9-QnjGqQlWPsVwKK0zuEt7g/s1600-h/curlew.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426394544023251122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdYtn9nshwFApQ3BRIhN0lx2cQ1nC5f46W9IpVkfLBHiDP2yXsUTdqAKL12PMKqfkc4ebIW-0NKo5IxL59E7GY51Bn6xrpC3rKz0HBsk3hgVJtBV9-QnjGqQlWPsVwKK0zuEt7g/s320/curlew.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7oEb5mClKnjADBD2V3sLkv28E7aoYkGKezWy6DVucyl0trHZcEC243FDruWfIFm5graqdRQvxjwIxmXaV0-vQVjMzvyZQq0PciSEuCiz9SUvu2KAL-dCuJ5qr6GKvTTeIrH1ow/s1600-h/wigeon.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426394539114933714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7oEb5mClKnjADBD2V3sLkv28E7aoYkGKezWy6DVucyl0trHZcEC243FDruWfIFm5graqdRQvxjwIxmXaV0-vQVjMzvyZQq0PciSEuCiz9SUvu2KAL-dCuJ5qr6GKvTTeIrH1ow/s320/wigeon.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jwhyphenhyphenEdJJU9mxnyuoZbw_hGYVbZzihP2PXkI5rmAlmPps43dqpwlCOygp8sa5cNtgfoexumbTHQuuV_ob1nT-XyWM6y9cdSFenA9aDrELl5d3UyV45uM95drF5cNWctZJsNRIzQ/s1600-h/lapwing2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426394539989431538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jwhyphenhyphenEdJJU9mxnyuoZbw_hGYVbZzihP2PXkI5rmAlmPps43dqpwlCOygp8sa5cNtgfoexumbTHQuuV_ob1nT-XyWM6y9cdSFenA9aDrELl5d3UyV45uM95drF5cNWctZJsNRIzQ/s320/lapwing2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ItwV5UsUEq573kz6E1jLs40KNRwbJFKMP9WzU0U5zkZXjC3F1Mmhy4zzo6b26P5A4XibVKgg0IM9PnVPUtVpUY756WeXw4-ZsOdFSTIM7LmBCw2aUzbwFvdv0GZRtVkDkEiXWw/s1600-h/dunlin.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426394526590781218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ItwV5UsUEq573kz6E1jLs40KNRwbJFKMP9WzU0U5zkZXjC3F1Mmhy4zzo6b26P5A4XibVKgg0IM9PnVPUtVpUY756WeXw4-ZsOdFSTIM7LmBCw2aUzbwFvdv0GZRtVkDkEiXWw/s320/dunlin.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRuLvzVRq5uRM875_qj6eP4f1AkDYtuK1eMn9Nzk5TcAAuzHOgUDAYuBcnBd2UJkyfRYAFPkmIIjZEDGA_AlUSCACfQVaEWZlwvmblgqODDFEYFNoWaajQUcx4crDqattHmidHg/s1600-h/beardie2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426394527336558130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRuLvzVRq5uRM875_qj6eP4f1AkDYtuK1eMn9Nzk5TcAAuzHOgUDAYuBcnBd2UJkyfRYAFPkmIIjZEDGA_AlUSCACfQVaEWZlwvmblgqODDFEYFNoWaajQUcx4crDqattHmidHg/s320/beardie2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>It has been a difficult time for birds during the recent big freeze, they have seemed so focused on finding food and keeping warm that they have been more approachable than normal. Shown here are Curlew, Wigeon, Lapwing, Dunlin and Bearded Tit</div></div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-68597637464154656462010-01-05T21:51:00.003+00:002010-01-05T21:58:52.294+00:00Cettis Warbler<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5B6C-AmlQgA1EobRh1EAaZnRY0rebD-0rUOtVG29Q2WQkzYbq6Z-MSE4MS4Cs3bUsT2CWEAMEiJfAbpvft3vlGTjIPjkEV2pRZJFVQgbF_nrHNTFNbSNlMSBBL7SQmAxXvWVPA/s1600-h/cettis6.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423378029268904706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5B6C-AmlQgA1EobRh1EAaZnRY0rebD-0rUOtVG29Q2WQkzYbq6Z-MSE4MS4Cs3bUsT2CWEAMEiJfAbpvft3vlGTjIPjkEV2pRZJFVQgbF_nrHNTFNbSNlMSBBL7SQmAxXvWVPA/s320/cettis6.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsFd4nCq_U2cyyWnXrkDZtO9JqwmkyC4oSUjyt6Qzb-p1riWHflTu-PlMn1oEitETcrTlT-pI9kv83qidAwGNLYmE2rh7Bjyp0LsfoTl__axCyuHa_0-zJlZDBWt9XtwGDXm7cA/s1600-h/cettis5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423378021536207042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsFd4nCq_U2cyyWnXrkDZtO9JqwmkyC4oSUjyt6Qzb-p1riWHflTu-PlMn1oEitETcrTlT-pI9kv83qidAwGNLYmE2rh7Bjyp0LsfoTl__axCyuHa_0-zJlZDBWt9XtwGDXm7cA/s320/cettis5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mpNewCEPzWoOD_ZFUXuvYpk4MZV-4RhhPhSTHeiq0biuIyz6EtgNvFjsLt0hG4wZN3e172WOKv6q2GrPjrq4Q3iClFJpDKu3D1QMl8x1FTCFPmbn5Z3Mb88A6JkXuyAfskDo5w/s1600-h/cettis3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423378015471377762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mpNewCEPzWoOD_ZFUXuvYpk4MZV-4RhhPhSTHeiq0biuIyz6EtgNvFjsLt0hG4wZN3e172WOKv6q2GrPjrq4Q3iClFJpDKu3D1QMl8x1FTCFPmbn5Z3Mb88A6JkXuyAfskDo5w/s320/cettis3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74Yrsaq7HBCe4fAvmRdkut5xyiXscxZPo6SPxUVJUjnS3K-VSeAMozaOVXzk7pV-j11WDqr3hI07MReqSeaComjaRbS2wVXohppS1dlM8vU0a8UqClqMYgJv5eLLj89oaNZkorA/s1600-h/cettis.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423378012813365634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74Yrsaq7HBCe4fAvmRdkut5xyiXscxZPo6SPxUVJUjnS3K-VSeAMozaOVXzk7pV-j11WDqr3hI07MReqSeaComjaRbS2wVXohppS1dlM8vU0a8UqClqMYgJv5eLLj89oaNZkorA/s320/cettis.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I was so pleased today as I managed to get a photographic record of a Cettis Warbler. There have been a few of them on my local reserve for some time now but are only usually heard or if you are lucky- a fleeting glimspe can be had of them. However today, this one made an appearance out in the open and posed nicely! The shots are not brilliant given the dire weather today, but it was worth a 7 hour visit in heavy snow to finally be rewarded with this sighting.</div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-74683505987952712712010-01-05T07:01:00.002+00:002010-01-05T07:05:32.262+00:00Berry Blitz<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElMx_8uYn-O8nQ9W28Z21X8-SLQxxmEhu52-tU2jZXp3Oa5i9hyrnG0xLKQUK8Cn02DKTx8VI7qLKaCGJh_VrbnflKKQV5X2nfadjB6BFEbl36R_DtC6950r42Rf95z-Lfnyy5A/s1600-h/redwing1a.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423148339977938466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElMx_8uYn-O8nQ9W28Z21X8-SLQxxmEhu52-tU2jZXp3Oa5i9hyrnG0xLKQUK8Cn02DKTx8VI7qLKaCGJh_VrbnflKKQV5X2nfadjB6BFEbl36R_DtC6950r42Rf95z-Lfnyy5A/s320/redwing1a.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevycw0bG1fyR32t0HgN4L0gN_1PdTBcih84SAEKTWqJLjpzucdBbKsPw-US0-yCeiKWK5IcuSVg7vREVtQb8IRkd8m-EGtt-XaIlulrkugeteq-vKigT1o-pPai-9BiEFeatF_A/s1600-h/blackie1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423148336602048114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevycw0bG1fyR32t0HgN4L0gN_1PdTBcih84SAEKTWqJLjpzucdBbKsPw-US0-yCeiKWK5IcuSVg7vREVtQb8IRkd8m-EGtt-XaIlulrkugeteq-vKigT1o-pPai-9BiEFeatF_A/s320/blackie1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0nt45fJjao9mUBt9qNce2lpsRbG6Q3cwiDk40ccgciwa-HpGnoA6DOVpMMhSCp-oama7CGvI6AxXBJ5_pY_qy52prHJ0x5yUr_0kXzse2eCOiPxaiO7KBHSpHq6wsBPo0I4EVQ/s1600-h/redwing2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423148331074834658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0nt45fJjao9mUBt9qNce2lpsRbG6Q3cwiDk40ccgciwa-HpGnoA6DOVpMMhSCp-oama7CGvI6AxXBJ5_pY_qy52prHJ0x5yUr_0kXzse2eCOiPxaiO7KBHSpHq6wsBPo0I4EVQ/s320/redwing2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRxcc0wkj1BA42g8NzJAMTZm06GYwJx3uoW7S54clnW8dXZqFvD3FQvFNOE-MBn7cBT3U0xPj2BhMot2K_H4d3bY2n5V1RLhM_3UKz_je1YDJO4-9R7s2vtYPCHJKCaARv9PJ5A/s1600-h/redwing.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423148324862321826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRxcc0wkj1BA42g8NzJAMTZm06GYwJx3uoW7S54clnW8dXZqFvD3FQvFNOE-MBn7cBT3U0xPj2BhMot2K_H4d3bY2n5V1RLhM_3UKz_je1YDJO4-9R7s2vtYPCHJKCaARv9PJ5A/s320/redwing.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtkH-z76uxnbEOfotJ8m4AlWSrmp0LMKZ7mOKYl95mrchAkESXSwLl5lUuSUEjdu28id4ZgiIPwuVQsY45UZ2ZnY5nttOPPZ8-yiw9vRs2HusNKyJcFFDF5CGikL5qLXU5xvmUQ/s1600-h/fieldfare.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423148317780732482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtkH-z76uxnbEOfotJ8m4AlWSrmp0LMKZ7mOKYl95mrchAkESXSwLl5lUuSUEjdu28id4ZgiIPwuVQsY45UZ2ZnY5nttOPPZ8-yiw9vRs2HusNKyJcFFDF5CGikL5qLXU5xvmUQ/s320/fieldfare.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>On a visit to the coast at the weekend we were delighted to witness the influx of Redwing, Fieldfare, Blackbird and Thrushes. They descended on any available berry producing bush and feasted on them. Literally hundreds of them - a very enjoyable experience :)</div></div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-76764453255247337902010-01-05T06:59:00.003+00:002010-01-05T07:01:47.870+00:00Tame Robin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihyphenhyphenDue4m3PhI5WuiDMmbR5E2jIIwDDoaT3r7twj9Vcmu35he9FrrTSer7Ixg_EH7cuGQwogTKIgh8Cr577Fa0GH5Ugo-_05xXjPUmjq2QVbLr_3dOJMY6r8OaMBAJDuSzwc5P9A/s1600-h/robin.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423147401620745170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihyphenhyphenDue4m3PhI5WuiDMmbR5E2jIIwDDoaT3r7twj9Vcmu35he9FrrTSer7Ixg_EH7cuGQwogTKIgh8Cr577Fa0GH5Ugo-_05xXjPUmjq2QVbLr_3dOJMY6r8OaMBAJDuSzwc5P9A/s320/robin.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8RCgE_dNp7asa4i6EnO2Mqu1AXgM_H7qHZBNRCltIB0CPHjqIvbCBHSb6OmJHOzsJjvrdE8zj7ao9dmIWRc8hDtGHZKWRlGVjg31RyK-WFzSnrQc36TRMJNywZHikG7ban1u_A/s1600-h/robin.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423147400798861730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8RCgE_dNp7asa4i6EnO2Mqu1AXgM_H7qHZBNRCltIB0CPHjqIvbCBHSb6OmJHOzsJjvrdE8zj7ao9dmIWRc8hDtGHZKWRlGVjg31RyK-WFzSnrQc36TRMJNywZHikG7ban1u_A/s320/robin.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>This robin is now quite a celebrity on my local reserve, it actively seeks out people and will stay around you the whole time you are in that area. It is partial to suet and will feed from your hand or sit inches from your face in a nearby bush waiting for you to provide food. A little treasure!!:)</div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-50998695307652886092010-01-04T21:56:00.001+00:002010-01-04T21:56:54.176+00:00<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI2MjY*MjA5NDQzNyZwdD*xMjYyNjQyMjA2NTQ2JnA9MTQ2NDgxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz1hZDczMDA3YWZiMDM*ZTM1ODFmYjRlNGVkMjk4MzYwMyZvZj*w.gif" /><a href="http://s04.flagcounter.com/more/F43s"><img src="http://s04.flagcounter.com/count/F43s/bg=FFFFFF/txt=000000/border=CCCCCC/columns=4/maxflags=40/viewers=0/labels=1/pageviews=1/" alt="free counters" border="0"></a>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-28714543543283722692009-12-24T09:01:00.002+00:002009-12-24T09:03:24.418+00:00Wintry Scenes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP-kkZm1vRNkl1iNGHdB_0IfNe_P8RUp7kZXUnVP8UbA7gPVjE_9V7VpmUK0uhJTnCDO0628fFkuCpUOuqrpXFUsryUlwPvrdBbdOabUHpFfmqLUKIZsCz8yBweaeYAE6sSFtNA/s1600-h/snow.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418725718009047586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP-kkZm1vRNkl1iNGHdB_0IfNe_P8RUp7kZXUnVP8UbA7gPVjE_9V7VpmUK0uhJTnCDO0628fFkuCpUOuqrpXFUsryUlwPvrdBbdOabUHpFfmqLUKIZsCz8yBweaeYAE6sSFtNA/s320/snow.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPo4NeR1_BBZnYDQsafCthS-18L4EdqOjsoupYiGNQIWSr0ETLoZZhxNAt_fyGJ_7Vnf_7xdQYEUsP-AVpGaErTF8lDDMji05EImkcrYIwTlSzgluel4sqV7wL9yElZKSIVjsYg/s1600-h/pits.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418725709919624082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPo4NeR1_BBZnYDQsafCthS-18L4EdqOjsoupYiGNQIWSr0ETLoZZhxNAt_fyGJ_7Vnf_7xdQYEUsP-AVpGaErTF8lDDMji05EImkcrYIwTlSzgluel4sqV7wL9yElZKSIVjsYg/s320/pits.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIPXvd_cbzX4KqUj-dYZp4xTPTjU8_lvB-P8N6e9ICzfnU4tQzWpLneqk5o_EOncA6NeLhmswlNFSVFL_wngCrIGZSDfWfL4_pAOqxYOeCvxfmCj3V5kOwzxv_n8DdBFJbp-9_Q/s1600-h/barton-pits.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418725705070290098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIPXvd_cbzX4KqUj-dYZp4xTPTjU8_lvB-P8N6e9ICzfnU4tQzWpLneqk5o_EOncA6NeLhmswlNFSVFL_wngCrIGZSDfWfL4_pAOqxYOeCvxfmCj3V5kOwzxv_n8DdBFJbp-9_Q/s320/barton-pits.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>The cold snap has continued, most of the water bodies at my local patch are mostly frozen over. </div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-17180699971474596382009-12-24T08:58:00.002+00:002009-12-24T09:01:53.168+00:00Recent Patch Birds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRCIjtHgQv2FIL6gAqo7FbOT-o8at029TlaWt_tkAk9dgNSUAl2z_Ltk058F27Ixdvz_DRuzau9in7KbSJdG3qrBQ0N9yvAObQcNmSVngaF7cFQs6-p4JfySN0jaHlqi-wCBv2A/s1600-h/whoopers.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418725323581751874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRCIjtHgQv2FIL6gAqo7FbOT-o8at029TlaWt_tkAk9dgNSUAl2z_Ltk058F27Ixdvz_DRuzau9in7KbSJdG3qrBQ0N9yvAObQcNmSVngaF7cFQs6-p4JfySN0jaHlqi-wCBv2A/s320/whoopers.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHExNiLNscb-QcMpy0rIcqYFOMQOg2AbltgAGeI77RSG8qxVBX1p6KLYPj1J6_SykveD7Q41ju_ciwfTRYAF20PifZ2t_qyvS_Dq0UPy2X-f6RzdSmttjW0uMYvnux0mqVP-m2ew/s1600-h/smew.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418725318312228786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHExNiLNscb-QcMpy0rIcqYFOMQOg2AbltgAGeI77RSG8qxVBX1p6KLYPj1J6_SykveD7Q41ju_ciwfTRYAF20PifZ2t_qyvS_Dq0UPy2X-f6RzdSmttjW0uMYvnux0mqVP-m2ew/s320/smew.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_4IKoBpBMKASfUUj9kbt9v5MmErjIQuWNxRMmt3RP5ePMENGWrO8NsfSzZBMOs_UjOt0pEAIahUKHThWaVsN_zbtcdbAtRMWmH0Tb6jh8cx1erxf-WnCaQ803ptTgK6-7kNcwQ/s1600-h/bobbin2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418725314500477730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_4IKoBpBMKASfUUj9kbt9v5MmErjIQuWNxRMmt3RP5ePMENGWrO8NsfSzZBMOs_UjOt0pEAIahUKHThWaVsN_zbtcdbAtRMWmH0Tb6jh8cx1erxf-WnCaQ803ptTgK6-7kNcwQ/s320/bobbin2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Yesterday I was treated to the sight of 15 Whooper Swans over the patch, and I also caught up with the drake Smew at last! Also this little Robin is proving delightful should you enter its territory, it will feed from your hand and stay around your feet - wonderful !! :)</div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-4122290973264202952009-12-24T08:55:00.002+00:002009-12-24T08:58:52.290+00:00Bearded Reedlings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jW2mS8KmzKn2KWqD20S3dc1Mu9Z9Ah3EqGBCsz8wTZyu9cr3SHqESJBEMBh-EoKKbXh5rjK-ZUPc4axkZntYyV4s-sPi6a8Apo4v9I4ksWG2X1Yu3q1lrIijDWqxkFMCAYnI_w/s1600-h/beardie3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418724542716209650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jW2mS8KmzKn2KWqD20S3dc1Mu9Z9Ah3EqGBCsz8wTZyu9cr3SHqESJBEMBh-EoKKbXh5rjK-ZUPc4axkZntYyV4s-sPi6a8Apo4v9I4ksWG2X1Yu3q1lrIijDWqxkFMCAYnI_w/s320/beardie3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLwh9xbUTjQ836V0KKNNUTKWvuYCs0qrF9z-77gXo06myH3R8ZnWZVUnJkRJBEjeWJwZI4sptwrRuQ4kNsKhk3xZ0xKR4Yr_E83ukDys0RKZjGJ42uvRotFLCTJiGLE-m9XW8GQ/s1600-h/bt-protrait2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418724534990277458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLwh9xbUTjQ836V0KKNNUTKWvuYCs0qrF9z-77gXo06myH3R8ZnWZVUnJkRJBEjeWJwZI4sptwrRuQ4kNsKhk3xZ0xKR4Yr_E83ukDys0RKZjGJ42uvRotFLCTJiGLE-m9XW8GQ/s320/bt-protrait2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstq1O21rgAWsBT9r5UZsyA68s6GiZkSbImbyKmR5QL3M5CzqgoFq6RPCjo802YU1BlzyNDU-EDQ9ZqZ7DZmQkKita9nV9pnny9L3HmiU4IssplO4Pamse0_-4Y4wnBynBtGgmQQ/s1600-h/beardie-portrait2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418724532072086978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstq1O21rgAWsBT9r5UZsyA68s6GiZkSbImbyKmR5QL3M5CzqgoFq6RPCjo802YU1BlzyNDU-EDQ9ZqZ7DZmQkKita9nV9pnny9L3HmiU4IssplO4Pamse0_-4Y4wnBynBtGgmQQ/s320/beardie-portrait2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>These birds are proving to be a bit addictive to photograph! They are at times so close and confiding and have provided so much pleasure to the observer!</div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-69560263097988065682009-11-26T08:56:00.002+00:002009-11-26T09:00:49.939+00:00Red Necked Phalarope<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AW3m38xSDxf771ZbWraGPDLBvDjXyUs5ZsP4FTEzd8-FRzONq0vQOXjlXgduF__dkhdycZsZVuVrDvr2ZcnqzFE3aP38mCJ1T1QVeBHZpqHVTNZxVqF9zPIWHApmsCdW_MYJUQ/s1600/rnp.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408334602185677138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AW3m38xSDxf771ZbWraGPDLBvDjXyUs5ZsP4FTEzd8-FRzONq0vQOXjlXgduF__dkhdycZsZVuVrDvr2ZcnqzFE3aP38mCJ1T1QVeBHZpqHVTNZxVqF9zPIWHApmsCdW_MYJUQ/s320/rnp.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwtUt86p22Y9x_xRiUjQRt_Tr17MI33YjEQe5OkjfZRegmKOzYhu41m__49-1sI068dvQw1FBwihFY-IUSgUnhliSiQqrxfdyWssYNlZhx9RxwHNnaI9iGWPjjsCBFF1A4Jx96g/s1600/rnp5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408334598261210162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwtUt86p22Y9x_xRiUjQRt_Tr17MI33YjEQe5OkjfZRegmKOzYhu41m__49-1sI068dvQw1FBwihFY-IUSgUnhliSiQqrxfdyWssYNlZhx9RxwHNnaI9iGWPjjsCBFF1A4Jx96g/s320/rnp5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrpwpAa5dWal1mm9wlsL7tSw9fnzRL7_WAiEOSao19DtjxkA_dWw_rkcMWkxxnpMsfHqSqn9EBdvU1OivqDJHjLl8KJuffx65p7tPpYIRkgJrSyC5vxYt5iMZAnU_AvpC6eh3iA/s1600/rnp4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408334592488098770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrpwpAa5dWal1mm9wlsL7tSw9fnzRL7_WAiEOSao19DtjxkA_dWw_rkcMWkxxnpMsfHqSqn9EBdvU1OivqDJHjLl8KJuffx65p7tPpYIRkgJrSyC5vxYt5iMZAnU_AvpC6eh3iA/s320/rnp4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqpHYHk75WdQ-QkR5_VLyYiwwauGQtouoNApK03dXAT1cwvnnenh-tse_xy43d8cTievzaGrQ884DDDKj0WgdwQCwnX8xDdAFEWMpjzPTMW9u0YCB8OnlK6n8ck4q0LOJS_OKDg/s1600/rnp2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408334590350293010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqpHYHk75WdQ-QkR5_VLyYiwwauGQtouoNApK03dXAT1cwvnnenh-tse_xy43d8cTievzaGrQ884DDDKj0WgdwQCwnX8xDdAFEWMpjzPTMW9u0YCB8OnlK6n8ck4q0LOJS_OKDg/s320/rnp2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3PnMihXzwZs6bCifWC1wxorBAtmnlF524Sm8mDTXKA5O87L7BwTzr3_PaLK35mgoFskWbk265qrsY4hKM3K3b2zA3DMdrODlXXONWbtoAzWfYAzWYLoRqLujt3-CcO-6ttS1mQ/s1600/phal.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408334586458385554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3PnMihXzwZs6bCifWC1wxorBAtmnlF524Sm8mDTXKA5O87L7BwTzr3_PaLK35mgoFskWbk265qrsY4hKM3K3b2zA3DMdrODlXXONWbtoAzWfYAzWYLoRqLujt3-CcO-6ttS1mQ/s320/phal.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>What a delightful little bird. It has been around for nigh on 2 weeks and had attracted a lot of attention! It is very confiding and seems total undisturbed by hoards of birders/photographers. It has at times been almost close enough to reach out and touch it. It certainly has won some hearts :)</div></div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-77161870114208139592009-11-16T17:41:00.003+00:002009-11-16T17:51:48.545+00:00Shore Larks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3ZtqUGo1Jq5CZR91XZHLMPlvMZ03T2VSoJUdANt5bP6cEGBklE4SLrYknGAKSHr_yFEbOSA9vcOhS-6YKGoP5bpor6UANNOFRL_ZJ_5qsLAB3Ak0OEboGnaogwJSjR0Zi7zhlQ/s1600/shore-lark5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404758950409816034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3ZtqUGo1Jq5CZR91XZHLMPlvMZ03T2VSoJUdANt5bP6cEGBklE4SLrYknGAKSHr_yFEbOSA9vcOhS-6YKGoP5bpor6UANNOFRL_ZJ_5qsLAB3Ak0OEboGnaogwJSjR0Zi7zhlQ/s320/shore-lark5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpa1mqOHEs3NYHNJeJ9gtc9gEL0mV5niTYD0arJWKgxnJjcKTgGKdoBfmRvgSCCXjsvQVeFpP0Vha3xGgK4trS9wrz8Yct6dosxOgdVDj0wCezdcBMpor0ARFqYJ5tmecOZuEywg/s1600/shore-lark2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404758947152175122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpa1mqOHEs3NYHNJeJ9gtc9gEL0mV5niTYD0arJWKgxnJjcKTgGKdoBfmRvgSCCXjsvQVeFpP0Vha3xGgK4trS9wrz8Yct6dosxOgdVDj0wCezdcBMpor0ARFqYJ5tmecOZuEywg/s320/shore-lark2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9226gXrhzNZmnokhd2_ncKgJNw8I1YTFGxXRNoT5hgVA05EOEdAO6QqMXLsBchqjirLFdWh74ZmsA6rzYu0p35B0NC2XDtdARy0VhN1He66hPvERQvZQ_CfxH0r_J3ODpBjwmhA/s1600/shore-lark3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404758942137024562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9226gXrhzNZmnokhd2_ncKgJNw8I1YTFGxXRNoT5hgVA05EOEdAO6QqMXLsBchqjirLFdWh74ZmsA6rzYu0p35B0NC2XDtdARy0VhN1He66hPvERQvZQ_CfxH0r_J3ODpBjwmhA/s320/shore-lark3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I was thrilled to at last see these birds, there were 4 in total there on Sunday. I didnt think I would get to see them before they disappeared as Mick working everyday at mo so I was delighted when my friend Max offered to take me there. We had wonderful weather and the birds didnt disappoint. A brilliant day! They were always quite distant but will careful approach, without risking flushing the birds and getting covered in wet sand as a result, I managed to get reasonable record photos - this bird was another "lifer" for me :)</div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-48814207022511192672009-11-16T17:39:00.001+00:002009-11-16T17:41:09.684+00:00Snow Buntings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5luCodvvGtLuvoYenieQtm1TB0h96JAfbzDHHWT7grxl8p76q-FspxFcsTK0HsJb4qTcWKw3u0XfDSOpo5svO6KVNWwkaIrT7G5c0yYrpRz5L6VfX2xjh28ehgjI3dwpNjCMQA/s1600/s-bunt.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404757875898206546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5luCodvvGtLuvoYenieQtm1TB0h96JAfbzDHHWT7grxl8p76q-FspxFcsTK0HsJb4qTcWKw3u0XfDSOpo5svO6KVNWwkaIrT7G5c0yYrpRz5L6VfX2xjh28ehgjI3dwpNjCMQA/s320/s-bunt.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBl8jZXXQq6qgwDLfheo8xF535E-x2bdghV5984760dzo-HNsHTTqz-PJf9XLlvpqwx_4qqLwC-FRTXIVP0ObGCoqKy8CfmmqTNQM7qM3qukpoZRgR1oeIgl-XvJxIdHyIEmjJg/s1600/snow-buntings.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404757875054215762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBl8jZXXQq6qgwDLfheo8xF535E-x2bdghV5984760dzo-HNsHTTqz-PJf9XLlvpqwx_4qqLwC-FRTXIVP0ObGCoqKy8CfmmqTNQM7qM3qukpoZRgR1oeIgl-XvJxIdHyIEmjJg/s320/snow-buntings.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k182qo1ElG0rviR3etkeIa1I3W7NzZ5wsFGtcQoOCQ8gbNHG55nJIKeN3b4SzaumTu7tkif0AgO16WKiaiGRra7sCepReco07e6txrK0wc3dq7oGPnF7ZFrDc6ZFFR4sY3oAUQ/s1600/bunts-and-twite.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 183px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404757863372901650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k182qo1ElG0rviR3etkeIa1I3W7NzZ5wsFGtcQoOCQ8gbNHG55nJIKeN3b4SzaumTu7tkif0AgO16WKiaiGRra7sCepReco07e6txrK0wc3dq7oGPnF7ZFrDc6ZFFR4sY3oAUQ/s320/bunts-and-twite.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Delightful little birds, in a flock with Twite.</div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-12607726838694837612009-11-13T17:01:00.002+00:002009-11-13T17:04:08.729+00:00Black Necked Grebe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTOfr7XIb8x4OeWntN__6SmrpKrVtonKY6sAEutgJ_to6BMHg4iMU8MjtSS4gu0R4ihRymHR2m-C-UVNw_CXm1aIrvxVAWjhMVii1TarKS_tF9tSgeVVLcLZxK2zxVrwVcnsSRA/s1600-h/bng7.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403635102770649474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTOfr7XIb8x4OeWntN__6SmrpKrVtonKY6sAEutgJ_to6BMHg4iMU8MjtSS4gu0R4ihRymHR2m-C-UVNw_CXm1aIrvxVAWjhMVii1TarKS_tF9tSgeVVLcLZxK2zxVrwVcnsSRA/s320/bng7.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL0ZmLxOqO8FAzG8onYbhMjo3nTqhujHvI8iUEVSh23O9UWqhtMalXuFOESNPW6dZN3_AyfP-aMMSs9vtSNV4vVZ_soqcFJhHCPSVKOMB_hnCSZpCSZS76pV5gNmGYq_L63o6Aw/s1600-h/bng5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403635103635051970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL0ZmLxOqO8FAzG8onYbhMjo3nTqhujHvI8iUEVSh23O9UWqhtMalXuFOESNPW6dZN3_AyfP-aMMSs9vtSNV4vVZ_soqcFJhHCPSVKOMB_hnCSZpCSZS76pV5gNmGYq_L63o6Aw/s320/bng5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKlFN0WqHKWRIR-dkv-Vlf8OoN-jmkGTyPKkvh6l45HozUNIvHVGZftOa2T6Z6vEC7RvUovXico449Le031tXW48TeXMVR1iAO_FGaHOUPcb4k33JLbZQqe2O-w0k4SqhyphenhyphenA6KYA/s1600-h/bng2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403635101384095186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKlFN0WqHKWRIR-dkv-Vlf8OoN-jmkGTyPKkvh6l45HozUNIvHVGZftOa2T6Z6vEC7RvUovXico449Le031tXW48TeXMVR1iAO_FGaHOUPcb4k33JLbZQqe2O-w0k4SqhyphenhyphenA6KYA/s320/bng2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Here are a few record shots, heavily cropped! It was nice to see this bird, a lifer for me, have always dipped out before when they have been reported locally. The warden informed me it was the first one of the winter (North Cave Wetlands). It was always distant but I was delighted to see it!</div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-13762654405270612072009-11-13T11:56:00.003+00:002009-11-13T11:58:15.944+00:00Little Grebe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVETafdfm61bSXzd9LiE3ZDpBxx8Oc7uMIsGElCn7xhyphenhypheno_YcX6x3GVR7LW8SL9p42ow0wEVW8H-TrSMk44BMaig1E-Ke2lu1XcxtiwdkBPSBjysjELxR3_rOdcXuH2SMXme0wn0w/s1600-h/lg-and-fish.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403556295099398802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVETafdfm61bSXzd9LiE3ZDpBxx8Oc7uMIsGElCn7xhyphenhypheno_YcX6x3GVR7LW8SL9p42ow0wEVW8H-TrSMk44BMaig1E-Ke2lu1XcxtiwdkBPSBjysjELxR3_rOdcXuH2SMXme0wn0w/s320/lg-and-fish.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjwTk4DyI_kgvQBV59iycNRx2fdZ-Q0l-8Nq2gyHx4NqTyjUdclQy67mUVTpeDkVffk1t0rRYWAJ2DAJvtPciuH6Se37yYSJiDkKjDrz93czDnwjOnluC8GFvaVlBHiQxacc_Tw/s1600-h/lg3a.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403556294095136242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjwTk4DyI_kgvQBV59iycNRx2fdZ-Q0l-8Nq2gyHx4NqTyjUdclQy67mUVTpeDkVffk1t0rRYWAJ2DAJvtPciuH6Se37yYSJiDkKjDrz93czDnwjOnluC8GFvaVlBHiQxacc_Tw/s320/lg3a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MHP_A3ThdhfkUFkr78I8ViVL9hXkaU8EaP8CYeA5_7z_Q0i1DzfT1o14le32cAQMGB29zY0cw362zXANUDLXiS_WXVxWUBNWUkk9SHppRAFFcDS1PMDaK5AL9Cr048DqoKqgDA/s1600-h/dab4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403556286246983906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MHP_A3ThdhfkUFkr78I8ViVL9hXkaU8EaP8CYeA5_7z_Q0i1DzfT1o14le32cAQMGB29zY0cw362zXANUDLXiS_WXVxWUBNWUkk9SHppRAFFcDS1PMDaK5AL9Cr048DqoKqgDA/s320/dab4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I love Little Grebe, they are so cute! I enjoyed watching one of them from the hide, the water was clear and shallow and it was great to watch one of them under the water to-ing and fro-ing to catch fish. What a delight :)</div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-6576868346088797312009-11-13T11:54:00.002+00:002009-11-13T11:56:04.022+00:00Snipe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lrfYfPQskYJJYYk6_puCXmE5jA7uE9-PsiMmi5nIescWwJMkBAAzsvluyteO0iNTN9Izwb75fiwGRZoXbt7VCduIHaBnw-kTVvFZOUoarWbQfgPamh5ltUORvlMs7tkbO8yAZQ/s1600-h/snipe2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403555723215815538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lrfYfPQskYJJYYk6_puCXmE5jA7uE9-PsiMmi5nIescWwJMkBAAzsvluyteO0iNTN9Izwb75fiwGRZoXbt7VCduIHaBnw-kTVvFZOUoarWbQfgPamh5ltUORvlMs7tkbO8yAZQ/s320/snipe2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDQYWs1Lv3Rwx1TQkDQK_k6jWcU6-bKZlP5vxUIphlCb8kRl9T32SfgopAkPsRMJiLh3DFHbu8hbwTM5iqOjYhNbtGPZthpmCkTxAwo6emXPrtZ_9PraJNqbaJ030OZU8wYISpA/s1600-h/snipe&teal.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403555718990605330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDQYWs1Lv3Rwx1TQkDQK_k6jWcU6-bKZlP5vxUIphlCb8kRl9T32SfgopAkPsRMJiLh3DFHbu8hbwTM5iqOjYhNbtGPZthpmCkTxAwo6emXPrtZ_9PraJNqbaJ030OZU8wYISpA/s320/snipe&teal.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Largest flock of these I have ever seen - a total of 18</div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-14700567842879048752009-11-09T08:41:00.003+00:002009-11-09T08:45:45.720+00:00Starling Roost<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94aehkvjBNmhoe8bvje4PvG1u7bzso_Hur2gReBRYNp2J9YA9kK6pRtimhQaaLPXOghUgNeqTgM78zFMB8W4mzc21bqf7N7aSmamL4F_vPYhrQDsVkJOcX1JKrpG7pkVvvIHTow/s1600-h/roost.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402022120369767586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94aehkvjBNmhoe8bvje4PvG1u7bzso_Hur2gReBRYNp2J9YA9kK6pRtimhQaaLPXOghUgNeqTgM78zFMB8W4mzc21bqf7N7aSmamL4F_vPYhrQDsVkJOcX1JKrpG7pkVvvIHTow/s320/roost.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-eiIenMIwR8hbJQ1YeBXvVZiT2pClONSE4EXvZrMjfz6iOUTIYLhAE9O6H5mFcAvxCQojqbmyDs4IxtckRCKS3nhoCn4Ntb6Xtt24-7Q7iDX8SJ5Dv6BVs7xS-0-1Ky8uAaPCg/s1600-h/starlings.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402022122203898242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-eiIenMIwR8hbJQ1YeBXvVZiT2pClONSE4EXvZrMjfz6iOUTIYLhAE9O6H5mFcAvxCQojqbmyDs4IxtckRCKS3nhoCn4Ntb6Xtt24-7Q7iDX8SJ5Dv6BVs7xS-0-1Ky8uAaPCg/s320/starlings.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapYpZGfN9jzK705bUKHTSDSvzfeVXEKi9L_9SGmdz-7FMtD7Umlc8CE0bCc0v6pIDXHH0FTHzoDtzXlRl0yBlN-mv1CStF2YdfxLn3VF7WeDRl_J9loAVkg7x0T0kMeue13gktw/s1600-h/humber-bridge-starlings.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402022115956577474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapYpZGfN9jzK705bUKHTSDSvzfeVXEKi9L_9SGmdz-7FMtD7Umlc8CE0bCc0v6pIDXHH0FTHzoDtzXlRl0yBlN-mv1CStF2YdfxLn3VF7WeDRl_J9loAVkg7x0T0kMeue13gktw/s320/humber-bridge-starlings.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Our local starlings have been gathering to roost , the flock are getting larger and larger. I managed these photos one evening, was a shame I didnt have a nice sunset as a backdrop but then you cant have everything - It was breathtaking to watch and they came so close that I could feel and hear them - awesome! Quite a challenge to capture in low light conditions - will no doubt get another opportunity to photograph them</div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-35169227715572503532009-11-02T22:53:00.002+00:002009-11-02T23:11:03.867+00:00Bempton<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oYb6vSfLFnPRUYV0B7w9sHMOZL0RVmLRUnXMZtpeXsSHpQD6A6OV-c-W3wlcPvY3Ekx3wOZLUhKsTw3qHRs6wejPRrmc4HdX1qmMUuO_7_FTsNX8IPMXQ3ANuOF_KIEMziyiTw/s1600-h/weasel2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399647694986092754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oYb6vSfLFnPRUYV0B7w9sHMOZL0RVmLRUnXMZtpeXsSHpQD6A6OV-c-W3wlcPvY3Ekx3wOZLUhKsTw3qHRs6wejPRrmc4HdX1qmMUuO_7_FTsNX8IPMXQ3ANuOF_KIEMziyiTw/s320/weasel2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzhBTN9eZ6EfDNaICNOv1ZKS8qs8h7doqVbG4W49-_2yUUwXbl3tn3Fp9KHrnQjiNUpOwdIUWdZee0wLQf7vYDgpBQUN2vC19Ox0lq6sh8QyBmv50V3wOMmAOvTdZW_ETGU9bvw/s1600-h/weasel.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399647691375750658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzhBTN9eZ6EfDNaICNOv1ZKS8qs8h7doqVbG4W49-_2yUUwXbl3tn3Fp9KHrnQjiNUpOwdIUWdZee0wLQf7vYDgpBQUN2vC19Ox0lq6sh8QyBmv50V3wOMmAOvTdZW_ETGU9bvw/s320/weasel.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>A visit to Bempton cliffs on Saturday proved to be a washout! We hoped to view the Red Backed Shrike that has been there for a few days but with terrible visibility with fog and rain we dipped out. A few Gannet were observed over the sea and hundreds of Blackbird coming in were a delight to see along with a number of Redwing. A Sparrowhawk was observed too near to the visitor centre .Mick had a close encounter with a weasel. The day ended on a very pleasant note as we called in at Worlaby Carrs and enjoyed an hour of sunshine in the company of Barn Owls and our first Short Eared Owl of the autumn.</div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-3778514747858129232009-10-29T09:48:00.003+00:002009-10-29T09:51:58.093+00:00Bearded Tits Again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4EJVY4DxBXr35LycqSG5xWJQobNiAvXYV7ODQdLwWqswFQSgVRf0akTkMdKlHnhNjfq1BfThhtHYDDgIDIYHNYF8fVLOzwO6ojxGcH8WBWn4wxEQ_XtSxi8PRNyyoyzumlIpfA/s1600-h/male-bt4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397957428438641602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4EJVY4DxBXr35LycqSG5xWJQobNiAvXYV7ODQdLwWqswFQSgVRf0akTkMdKlHnhNjfq1BfThhtHYDDgIDIYHNYF8fVLOzwO6ojxGcH8WBWn4wxEQ_XtSxi8PRNyyoyzumlIpfA/s320/male-bt4.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBuQQAs-tzvTDpuz_tEuIGGw6mxo8nG8m7S7ePezAe_ZlNiK5nbj7IkosW7O0X11COwtmYz1tm8MRWacri4L12do7e3upzz6y3q5G1IgkUkZXxO4vX-VYMVXpSJnoZPHrJKBuFw/s1600-h/bt14-copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397957425562919234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBuQQAs-tzvTDpuz_tEuIGGw6mxo8nG8m7S7ePezAe_ZlNiK5nbj7IkosW7O0X11COwtmYz1tm8MRWacri4L12do7e3upzz6y3q5G1IgkUkZXxO4vX-VYMVXpSJnoZPHrJKBuFw/s320/bt14-copy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X9SGVkBWoMJhynqPdu_pIRHR-Kymql5I69lHUUCnOouoj9XVEMO2d0uygSfWAEqxQIO22rHGLIHbkBVrmRsuwQC8AuNR1mXcrLRBwqdAF7s4hAKndON0CN9i_YpV-RnkCOWlbQ/s1600-h/male-bt2b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397957424737709730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X9SGVkBWoMJhynqPdu_pIRHR-Kymql5I69lHUUCnOouoj9XVEMO2d0uygSfWAEqxQIO22rHGLIHbkBVrmRsuwQC8AuNR1mXcrLRBwqdAF7s4hAKndON0CN9i_YpV-RnkCOWlbQ/s320/male-bt2b.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVU4Gv3N9Nlm930ywTETeevOJIT7ANUzf1lFfpcx41o6XmH_L-_m4o90z_z1RaWp4XZ-r8ifA6c1mdevVuF7_bmyfdrskKOUpjXUSAo3-vjF21aQ3zyAX35wfUdj4mNt7f4GC2Uw/s1600-h/bt13a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397957421512758162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVU4Gv3N9Nlm930ywTETeevOJIT7ANUzf1lFfpcx41o6XmH_L-_m4o90z_z1RaWp4XZ-r8ifA6c1mdevVuF7_bmyfdrskKOUpjXUSAo3-vjF21aQ3zyAX35wfUdj4mNt7f4GC2Uw/s320/bt13a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bj9m-25beBkQk1j1SWGNBTpLO55iTLzPXGZi0481JLFOl3z4rUlWbPkWhD5hb-COq0_2fTOEAFZ8UBEm7RGtikfpiOK266peLO5grR5VZLEsPCQLa_ticraFq-O-gCGiyuog3Q/s1600-h/male-bt3b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397957416214765154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bj9m-25beBkQk1j1SWGNBTpLO55iTLzPXGZi0481JLFOl3z4rUlWbPkWhD5hb-COq0_2fTOEAFZ8UBEm7RGtikfpiOK266peLO5grR5VZLEsPCQLa_ticraFq-O-gCGiyuog3Q/s320/male-bt3b.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I was delighted yesterday to again watch and photograph my local Beardies in good light at long last! I had 10 birds, after a wait of nearly 3 hours.</div></div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-49808398965697347762009-10-27T07:35:00.002+00:002009-10-27T07:38:35.696+00:00Bearded Tit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80fkr-E4Ye3GTEO_fmUpUZsd49qrXjDlD5ko5p99JlgiYw9RUize7PVushaV_kY5oTqDUXmpTJYPxI-mHxiwASkBD_OA6-ySwfOq5W3TdoX8R6XaXwqgqu4L12Cq9KTA5S-7gzA/s1600-h/beardo5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 163px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180885623935026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80fkr-E4Ye3GTEO_fmUpUZsd49qrXjDlD5ko5p99JlgiYw9RUize7PVushaV_kY5oTqDUXmpTJYPxI-mHxiwASkBD_OA6-ySwfOq5W3TdoX8R6XaXwqgqu4L12Cq9KTA5S-7gzA/s320/beardo5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzOIrLU6O2__OUofLLbVuCfcB1zyhtCDcj8AB7fIUzOo-elwlozW24dRqBtzU8jISEdctjg6xWqksqS9BYydjxanbSORQhPhTUCEILGwtwanwj0gKcrI09F1gSMEZShjNU6dQgA/s1600-h/beardo4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180882767435266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzOIrLU6O2__OUofLLbVuCfcB1zyhtCDcj8AB7fIUzOo-elwlozW24dRqBtzU8jISEdctjg6xWqksqS9BYydjxanbSORQhPhTUCEILGwtwanwj0gKcrI09F1gSMEZShjNU6dQgA/s320/beardo4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EnH89qlDecptdCjxMU_L54nI0eT1xtyGPd5zl1AWZIfcAz3DXZehgFe1EM1aepd6Ixbbvk1SOTetkX8cWeGylvA4niSvQHvHV0fv0byBbOvwdKUQxpBqYwh3R8IUaqU1EMzJoQ/s1600-h/bearded-tit3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180880237215634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EnH89qlDecptdCjxMU_L54nI0eT1xtyGPd5zl1AWZIfcAz3DXZehgFe1EM1aepd6Ixbbvk1SOTetkX8cWeGylvA4niSvQHvHV0fv0byBbOvwdKUQxpBqYwh3R8IUaqU1EMzJoQ/s320/bearded-tit3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskznoszGyEV825MbOPJSINNkdOniBfx0C67vhiIK6mbCkPmwjSfnj6l9W3Ysy3QqmfFC54VaNkEKgYh4-b1gi0gyHttcA4h3ek2ScA803a7KSWIgad4eSw-n-0lDM5Hn5qp4cEg/s1600-h/bearded-tit2a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180876548147778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskznoszGyEV825MbOPJSINNkdOniBfx0C67vhiIK6mbCkPmwjSfnj6l9W3Ysy3QqmfFC54VaNkEKgYh4-b1gi0gyHttcA4h3ek2ScA803a7KSWIgad4eSw-n-0lDM5Hn5qp4cEg/s320/bearded-tit2a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WeYMJWJ38uED8Q0PvPd3wuWVbimrj8CxlhLCjTjaC_zMIfGxWOl8Nw1fhMR8rcattL2-A9mqDWcJ4l1f0hyogR19QzooKtr1bsA-J2RsDIuf7BwrJ6U_bCTASxbOaN2UQCKiOw/s1600-h/beardedt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180872716418322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WeYMJWJ38uED8Q0PvPd3wuWVbimrj8CxlhLCjTjaC_zMIfGxWOl8Nw1fhMR8rcattL2-A9mqDWcJ4l1f0hyogR19QzooKtr1bsA-J2RsDIuf7BwrJ6U_bCTASxbOaN2UQCKiOw/s320/beardedt.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>A magical experience - 3 hours with these delightful little birds - a flock of around 20. Mainly seen on the gravel path. In winter they eat lots of seeds and so take in gravel as a digestion aid. They were all very vocal too!</div></div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-45225439921332507022009-10-27T07:29:00.002+00:002009-10-27T07:35:27.168+00:00Knot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoNFhWUY308f4ONChdynEWSkOfbL8h1AcebdEiMAdsFGpHWgKHCnSxYTkHdT6gRp5sNo94THclGYJAPiTjGTDYkzMMNGw3YbBtdAyMBRGN-n5Rm7u5Tgu_fvFIpbqrPaKJaKThQ/s1600-h/knot+5b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180083210438594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoNFhWUY308f4ONChdynEWSkOfbL8h1AcebdEiMAdsFGpHWgKHCnSxYTkHdT6gRp5sNo94THclGYJAPiTjGTDYkzMMNGw3YbBtdAyMBRGN-n5Rm7u5Tgu_fvFIpbqrPaKJaKThQ/s320/knot+5b.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOfIGaB1YsIn3HAR1caLBDhK06Yz0Q2R6zKEH-Se4iidIHRuThgPq2cGuiNAbG3SxcN9XOHYuKWeUUI4UEziPBSL0uiPjCq9hpFY9YghQT1OxWCIGtGI2clAXvPHeSqeaoTxNvg/s1600-h/knot3a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180080945990162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOfIGaB1YsIn3HAR1caLBDhK06Yz0Q2R6zKEH-Se4iidIHRuThgPq2cGuiNAbG3SxcN9XOHYuKWeUUI4UEziPBSL0uiPjCq9hpFY9YghQT1OxWCIGtGI2clAXvPHeSqeaoTxNvg/s320/knot3a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI5883gXp-Ul13vETiBt2bCaKGHyN7QAdR1SsYuaQ4J_bBSinG5zMacc7B-WoraGIVSnp8BZXiWsvV2DBfD9mu-c-XZFpxIkuSdbBWku87d6b24NcbSPammH-OrS4u5_luDDIxA/s1600-h/knot18a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180077653725586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI5883gXp-Ul13vETiBt2bCaKGHyN7QAdR1SsYuaQ4J_bBSinG5zMacc7B-WoraGIVSnp8BZXiWsvV2DBfD9mu-c-XZFpxIkuSdbBWku87d6b24NcbSPammH-OrS4u5_luDDIxA/s320/knot18a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQWt1LqR0Kr5ZIqD8Q86uNHOgt_UvvBiqwPqTCxcwKIT4vquiyLQ2pFrJq06mpx1ZhgKslKHRH3l27meQun7Uk7JJ25iY1nQzeIb750wtimW0ChqCYN3RZtPJfwrhaWGsNxd6HA/s1600-h/knot14b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180067559965538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQWt1LqR0Kr5ZIqD8Q86uNHOgt_UvvBiqwPqTCxcwKIT4vquiyLQ2pFrJq06mpx1ZhgKslKHRH3l27meQun7Uk7JJ25iY1nQzeIb750wtimW0ChqCYN3RZtPJfwrhaWGsNxd6HA/s320/knot14b.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCe2v7XJjSqI1nPoC9NHW7h3Gb7Y76wKEzAD8ftq1IlpXcbcPPaQ-E2Y6muXHn3f4Hjjo5qs3DJ_k4EvWf7E2IkXJzmZpxpzOZs6J8f7zZ60DM6Egqd92b5z0Z_TY6AfZzARNFQ/s1600-h/knot4a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397180068480921234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCe2v7XJjSqI1nPoC9NHW7h3Gb7Y76wKEzAD8ftq1IlpXcbcPPaQ-E2Y6muXHn3f4Hjjo5qs3DJ_k4EvWf7E2IkXJzmZpxpzOZs6J8f7zZ60DM6Egqd92b5z0Z_TY6AfZzARNFQ/s320/knot4a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>On a beach walk at the weekend we came across this very confiding lone Knot - we only usually see them in their spectacular flocks at distance.</div></div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-2501370186847864852009-10-19T09:39:00.002+00:002009-10-19T09:42:19.078+00:00Coastal Birds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7CxxsWHsLCNs-JkTwnHFU1qu9sap7FkneTjHQ_FQxHlQeL9Hn0wVmsKB0KjUD6fqi9fS-R6xALbY6ZPRiEBPiGZaJqlLC2JS5h0Sc7hEBvC05UIS7ROC3xv7of29AEkYNzUrdA/s1600-h/spotted-redshank.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 185px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394244104320571538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7CxxsWHsLCNs-JkTwnHFU1qu9sap7FkneTjHQ_FQxHlQeL9Hn0wVmsKB0KjUD6fqi9fS-R6xALbY6ZPRiEBPiGZaJqlLC2JS5h0Sc7hEBvC05UIS7ROC3xv7of29AEkYNzUrdA/s320/spotted-redshank.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtX72TZdOs9Gn5rYrHchQGBw4A7GX2BSaH9VjMQ-dUqB4Ihu3so5rz2MlGSa73YY5yB8JZ-V_eByB80-o3yOXo99s2pAFH33kRCY3JXHHbpePQnb1_HusFMoDqC2cRLyqaD9XoRQ/s1600-h/stonechat-inflight.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394244099428592514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtX72TZdOs9Gn5rYrHchQGBw4A7GX2BSaH9VjMQ-dUqB4Ihu3so5rz2MlGSa73YY5yB8JZ-V_eByB80-o3yOXo99s2pAFH33kRCY3JXHHbpePQnb1_HusFMoDqC2cRLyqaD9XoRQ/s320/stonechat-inflight.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3Grud7i66uqYWcPl2EFSc0yUFApXKzk9Tq5w_c3Ho2e5SrE8UZFmpKdF1jXiemM54xYnc8M625S65z0S0mzxksGYo9drJ7oi3ggjSP2DE6B9YMTACcv11DLV9ljxynTaICID8g/s1600-h/wren.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394244090299277634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3Grud7i66uqYWcPl2EFSc0yUFApXKzk9Tq5w_c3Ho2e5SrE8UZFmpKdF1jXiemM54xYnc8M625S65z0S0mzxksGYo9drJ7oi3ggjSP2DE6B9YMTACcv11DLV9ljxynTaICID8g/s320/wren.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUuOcdjRMyqVn4CYeLy_xyNR5KELPJNQAMCzyRNq4KdJhnnpVzBgPuOY3S_rOmVyiSPVTf-DD_aPD9FmugcJli1QxufvKnFAyMi5PnwAK5MDwvqscd8SL_TZHl79OmB2hvJjSfw/s1600-h/lapwing3a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 184px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394244087642836034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUuOcdjRMyqVn4CYeLy_xyNR5KELPJNQAMCzyRNq4KdJhnnpVzBgPuOY3S_rOmVyiSPVTf-DD_aPD9FmugcJli1QxufvKnFAyMi5PnwAK5MDwvqscd8SL_TZHl79OmB2hvJjSfw/s320/lapwing3a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWf4ezGluBmXSH1evmfEWe1TxNkWBLdfSzGmj3IUJbZlhaczFl2sb-tvUpJ2Mj1AlAXmvFFwOssQybSFxTUDWJxqLtStgLtgUwdSvaFP2Hg1PJ-JsDSeNPo2YsgfQNx0luPkSa2w/s1600-h/plover-in-flight.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394244078958080786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWf4ezGluBmXSH1evmfEWe1TxNkWBLdfSzGmj3IUJbZlhaczFl2sb-tvUpJ2Mj1AlAXmvFFwOssQybSFxTUDWJxqLtStgLtgUwdSvaFP2Hg1PJ-JsDSeNPo2YsgfQNx0luPkSa2w/s320/plover-in-flight.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We had a few hours at the coast over the weekend, here is a selection of what we saw, Lapwing, Stonechat, Wren and a record shot of a scarcer Spotted Redshank</div></div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-10681192812826337582009-10-16T08:11:00.002+00:002009-10-16T08:14:58.452+00:00Bearded Tits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjES3MPOwIl5FbydYgR80jfvX_txh0JzCxwwuJeKW8-jWZUs6yE52jXxLsmd3Tq7gvA2JdxbDvPa2J22CQxmjY7PaSYajkMwFlzT1vagUGBLmB8OTMrJk6ycK9Xjjrm10t_rRPw/s1600-h/bt11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393108332361601250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjES3MPOwIl5FbydYgR80jfvX_txh0JzCxwwuJeKW8-jWZUs6yE52jXxLsmd3Tq7gvA2JdxbDvPa2J22CQxmjY7PaSYajkMwFlzT1vagUGBLmB8OTMrJk6ycK9Xjjrm10t_rRPw/s320/bt11.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vq__ke9wAXVIow42eYVO7DSZUdO1FRttxGTRCfSJPragMNIJvyJXzk90w8chc2IcSgPj7BLXCsdY3dkFEBJTkyhz7DtWkR-9T3zxDg5tzt-9ZAtRA1xDXwjwKtuGNzYtbkcPUg/s1600-h/bt10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393108328806832354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vq__ke9wAXVIow42eYVO7DSZUdO1FRttxGTRCfSJPragMNIJvyJXzk90w8chc2IcSgPj7BLXCsdY3dkFEBJTkyhz7DtWkR-9T3zxDg5tzt-9ZAtRA1xDXwjwKtuGNzYtbkcPUg/s320/bt10.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ0M9eyQA_2nbg4znlD8MRfnwzLz3UgzjyAwVF8IvB6KovY6bE2SpzcGoIt4GB_z4PxwAUymMwD0UB1E7wgwSpb2kyjJoZdDCNbwu23fNiV3Y-_Kr5k6fp8qdiQUOHSlxH3RyJQ/s1600-h/bt5a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393108320299124786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ0M9eyQA_2nbg4znlD8MRfnwzLz3UgzjyAwVF8IvB6KovY6bE2SpzcGoIt4GB_z4PxwAUymMwD0UB1E7wgwSpb2kyjJoZdDCNbwu23fNiV3Y-_Kr5k6fp8qdiQUOHSlxH3RyJQ/s320/bt5a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikteL1nSd6H2AHBlrzvAVi0fY_0EO569T5AsByC_BpT0hbc2P5qXOHqMeHRZ6VeUv5EmAfHVO-KeQo8tBwRxoOU2uInGVoeV4bqFPS_Isdw0dh_7jv0z2-p589yRB6HST95aOvNQ/s1600-h/bearded-tit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393108314645494290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikteL1nSd6H2AHBlrzvAVi0fY_0EO569T5AsByC_BpT0hbc2P5qXOHqMeHRZ6VeUv5EmAfHVO-KeQo8tBwRxoOU2uInGVoeV4bqFPS_Isdw0dh_7jv0z2-p589yRB6HST95aOvNQ/s320/bearded-tit.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I enjoyed good views of these lovely birds but again the weather was murky and drizzly and the autofocus on my camera struggled to lock on to the birds most of the time. </div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-7893466630831405772009-10-16T08:09:00.002+00:002009-10-16T08:11:42.616+00:00Common Snipe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvq0y-xHq-KemXkoRZiT08Cw6Qp1VfqqdTZSsx4dogr5SmOlrYF4t4UexPdjHlMnAiHSjpQBb2WWPTaKpMNQlOQ0IqCHyWBDD3i5Zy2HAOxtZnjrwKrmJVtzC-KWMAO00SKcpYw/s1600-h/snipe5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393107409020540306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvq0y-xHq-KemXkoRZiT08Cw6Qp1VfqqdTZSsx4dogr5SmOlrYF4t4UexPdjHlMnAiHSjpQBb2WWPTaKpMNQlOQ0IqCHyWBDD3i5Zy2HAOxtZnjrwKrmJVtzC-KWMAO00SKcpYw/s320/snipe5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqW_2WP7bW7C_4P72Ay9T9p0hywmhWRclHEZV42_QwPKhCa6ORZwa5MxOAmepoMKcwWdcJGQbB86GksPWSc3JeqnP_rfnbcDmm1NoL-ZIwmYq5zYo-lK8ni9Teu8xSlev6foELg/s1600-h/snipe4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393107407026325714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqW_2WP7bW7C_4P72Ay9T9p0hywmhWRclHEZV42_QwPKhCa6ORZwa5MxOAmepoMKcwWdcJGQbB86GksPWSc3JeqnP_rfnbcDmm1NoL-ZIwmYq5zYo-lK8ni9Teu8xSlev6foELg/s320/snipe4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZRMovT9qUckWrgwX2PViGyQd1xbckSq6Iku1sI8R4-yQnl5Y_rlBjhSpN0llH3bqHWaMf6xjGGlz5V73aZSNxrNilpbB9ZwR8yvoe80_fpS66DcThL1ZEK6nLjhMTkU0HIhUOg/s1600-h/snipe3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 185px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393107400296920338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZRMovT9qUckWrgwX2PViGyQd1xbckSq6Iku1sI8R4-yQnl5Y_rlBjhSpN0llH3bqHWaMf6xjGGlz5V73aZSNxrNilpbB9ZwR8yvoe80_fpS66DcThL1ZEK6nLjhMTkU0HIhUOg/s320/snipe3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZgdSGrm-BkHE03F3KQrSWxzHU5Z1-pZ4BAMH6UKFF_4ASS6BzHoAln1wOPDJciVgo-btatx05R4lJInklqPe2DRc_IytjwFT2Rcv8I8nFrDPVOBvGqrGUNS3e3f1BHsNp2gfWA/s1600-h/snipe2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393107395995037330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZgdSGrm-BkHE03F3KQrSWxzHU5Z1-pZ4BAMH6UKFF_4ASS6BzHoAln1wOPDJciVgo-btatx05R4lJInklqPe2DRc_IytjwFT2Rcv8I8nFrDPVOBvGqrGUNS3e3f1BHsNp2gfWA/s320/snipe2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIO1j990nkGHaVvOsnHE4E_Gsa5DHKxIb1R25sLgl5prnXX-iPESFh88soTUXNKWNeowXN5fxfeN3eITe6i2Kue_R103wtnUGrb29LIeY2lkNQ33YKCo3LM2PPChU8bVuZyVyTA/s1600-h/flybysnipe.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393107391936841762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIO1j990nkGHaVvOsnHE4E_Gsa5DHKxIb1R25sLgl5prnXX-iPESFh88soTUXNKWNeowXN5fxfeN3eITe6i2Kue_R103wtnUGrb29LIeY2lkNQ33YKCo3LM2PPChU8bVuZyVyTA/s320/flybysnipe.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>A dull overcast day - hence poor colours to the shots, I was pleased with the flight pic as the green background put a pit of colour in to the capture!</div></div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31253788.post-64570937663016056822009-10-16T08:05:00.002+00:002009-10-16T08:09:23.557+00:00Local Bits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjG8WU-b-Id0LV3OnlRH0o0OjDOwFVo8GHrw9OOB-6SGH6fx9yccNaXla2BmJcfAJqI5m1QZcIHxpw2919DoGWr9KG5Sfwmoh4TIS1fq9i4iGraJ4rh0EICfT07v7ZctQJ-33Fw/s1600-h/water-rail2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393106827078258274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjG8WU-b-Id0LV3OnlRH0o0OjDOwFVo8GHrw9OOB-6SGH6fx9yccNaXla2BmJcfAJqI5m1QZcIHxpw2919DoGWr9KG5Sfwmoh4TIS1fq9i4iGraJ4rh0EICfT07v7ZctQJ-33Fw/s320/water-rail2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwKHAjqRnKRK5FiKVQZpkItcA3ACPO-1Nk31nykBMjyTratjewVirB_sSS6DFreuizxhWmxc9RZ8O3rZVNy3yk0g0fM0MKyefPhGW-ZudHKp8zTFtNaQAabaams4oXdRevIK47A/s1600-h/little-grebe2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393106816543809666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwKHAjqRnKRK5FiKVQZpkItcA3ACPO-1Nk31nykBMjyTratjewVirB_sSS6DFreuizxhWmxc9RZ8O3rZVNy3yk0g0fM0MKyefPhGW-ZudHKp8zTFtNaQAabaams4oXdRevIK47A/s320/little-grebe2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdVjpB_HnML17veAGIUFW8vL5HUkGb-D_nUL-n1ujrQFMHZkBB5PsY4B6x2b43pQQoD2J0nJhfZS9BoK27mU4wrm67EBEscx1RSHvwKUYjpZpaaLnELm5c8dy81Y26XXLwMtZ/s1600-h/wren2a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393106807053101138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdVjpB_HnML17veAGIUFW8vL5HUkGb-D_nUL-n1ujrQFMHZkBB5PsY4B6x2b43pQQoD2J0nJhfZS9BoK27mU4wrm67EBEscx1RSHvwKUYjpZpaaLnELm5c8dy81Y26XXLwMtZ/s320/wren2a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1kgpqMQcO5i3RPIe7FamQUBiYig2NaZ7snEXaRhAGxMucFVSPdaxvkAjqwVkACwNm4Bvpg72l5Ab9RlhNlV48dAdmtffQ-k3QDd97CMcRzC_x3o9g-s8HWhRwN4mFV7qIXgw/s1600-h/weasel.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393106799305798498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1kgpqMQcO5i3RPIe7FamQUBiYig2NaZ7snEXaRhAGxMucFVSPdaxvkAjqwVkACwNm4Bvpg72l5Ab9RlhNlV48dAdmtffQ-k3QDd97CMcRzC_x3o9g-s8HWhRwN4mFV7qIXgw/s320/weasel.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr9iB_TsAfoOYn1mTwb8pHZ_AttygzObotOzat3ARP7AiIJYhJNH1rC6uzsK1A5_-Riz2wIOWgPfjYSH-Nkj_7Rzr25Clt8PB-8wm4n6FmXLGhYhRbNHz8sIkKbLb4sfh4xV-/s1600-h/kestrel.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393106793021005426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr9iB_TsAfoOYn1mTwb8pHZ_AttygzObotOzat3ARP7AiIJYhJNH1rC6uzsK1A5_-Riz2wIOWgPfjYSH-Nkj_7Rzr25Clt8PB-8wm4n6FmXLGhYhRbNHz8sIkKbLb4sfh4xV-/s320/kestrel.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Some recent local pics. Kestrel, Water Rail , Little Grebe. Wren and a Weasel</div></div></div></div></div>Mandy and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508838724452045195noreply@blogger.com0