Here
is Mr Bob enjoying a snack I deposited near the base of the former
palm tree in the icy cold snowy topped start of March. March
continued and on just the second day, I spotted a goldcrest in my
back yard. At first I thought it was a wren - but then I noticed the
stripe on the forehead... Alas, no camera at hand.
No,
I am not at Arundel - but Lancing-Shoreham in the above and next few
photos. I was just about to start a boring dull day of cleaning a
dirty room ready to redecorate, when my best friend Liz phoned and
invited me out to walk along the beach with her. I dumped my cloth and
cleaning gloves and packed my camera ready!
As
well as the mute swans there was a smaller bird - but neither of us
had our binoculars with us, so I took a photo to enlarge on the
computer afterwards to discover what we had seen. It appears to be a
redshank, which is what Liz thought it might be - but I am not 100%
positive as the legs do not appear orange...
Next
up I spotted a hovering bird which Liz identified as a kestrel - and
managed two shots - one with and one without a helicopter! We next
came across a sandbank littered with shelducks hanging out with a few
gulls.
It
was definitely a pleasant place to stroll on a dry day in late
winter/early spring, with so many different birds to observe. Among
those not pictured, were a little egret, sparrows, the entire
6-swan family, and a small sparrow-sized bird that might have been a
wheatear, as they are familiar to the territory.
I thought, "Say, that blurry bird looks like a helicopter." I guess my identification skills are improving. :D
ReplyDeleteI love the little shelduck island.
Yes i didnt have time to focus the shots of the kestrel - just left it in point and shoot mode.
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