Tuesday 9 June 2015

A Mixed Bag.

We went up to Somerset and Gloucester last week-end, hoping for early
 Dragonflies and Butterflies but it was so cold and windy that nothing was flying. 
It was a bit disappointing but we still saw some good birds.
There were quite a few young around and we even saw signs of Beavers at Cotswold Water Park. 

Great-Spotted Woodpecker, juv.
Great-Spotted Woodpecker, juv.
Reed Warbler
Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting
Lapwing
Lapwing, juv.
Beaver Evidence.
Swan and Cygnets
Canada Geese
Wren
Wren
Wren
Swift

15 comments:

  1. Absolutely wonderful, John! My favourites are the images of the Woodpecker, the Wren, and the Swift. More than adequate compensation for the lack of dragonflies.

    Best wishes - - - - Richard

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  2. Brilliant set John, and what a flight shot.
    Sam

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  3. JR and Sue.
    Lovely set of bird shots. For me the Swift is my favourite, probably because it isn't a easy bird to photograph.

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  4. I think that's a great selection of images and absolutely love that flight shot

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  5. Hello John and Sue, lovely series of birds. Well done on the Swift that is not so easy to do. Butterflies is the same problem here. Not much around due to the cold and hard winds.
    Lets hope we get still some good summer and butterflies.
    Regards,
    Roos

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  6. Lovely set mate you may not have got any insects, but some cracking bird images to make up for it.
    Hope to CU soon.

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  7. Congratulations .. That variety of birds!!! .. Good work

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  8. You saw lots of pretty birds - and your BIF shots always amaze me!! So sharp and clear.

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  9. Hello John,
    Nice show! Great series of excellent photography!
    photo 2 and 13 are cute!
    I is a pleasure to view this!
    greetings,
    Maria

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  10. Preciosas fotografias, me han gustado mucho. Saludos desde España.

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  11. Preciosas fotografias, me han gustado mucho. Saludos desde España.

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  12. Great bird shots, John. I was really interested to read your comments about beavers. Are they native to the UK or have they been introduced from somewhere?

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  13. Hi David.
    The Beaver use to be Navtive in this Country many years ago,and now they are slowly been introduce in selected monitored locations,one of these is at the Cotswold Water Park.
    John.

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  14. Thank you all for your comments.
    John and Sue.

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  15. Lovely and interesting birdds.. Well-done.. :-))) Regards..

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