Friday 9 June 2017

HAM WALL

Whenever we visit our daughter in Bristol we always make a point of dropping in to Ham Wall on the way up, primarily for Hairy Dragonfly. We saw a few but always in the tops of trees and never dropping down for a photo. Never the less we had a great days birding and even managed a very distant record shot of the Red-Footed Falcon that's been hanging around for quite some time.

BANDED DEMOISELLE

BLACK-TAILED SKIMMER

EMPEROR
EMPEROR
FOUR-SPOT CHASER

GREAT WHITE EGRET

GREAT-CRESTED GREBE

GREAT-CRESTED GREBE

GREAT-CRESTED GREBE

GREAT-CRESTED GREBE

GREAT-CRESTED GREBE
REED WARBLER
RED-FOOTED FALCON, very distant.  JUST A RECORD SHOT.

12 comments:

  1. Great set of pics, especially the in flight dragonfly.
    All the best, Gordon.

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  2. It is a wonderful site there. Only been there the once but seeing my only Little Bittern and the nearby Large Blues it was a very special day.

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  3. Wow.Quite amazing photos. Flying dragonfly is awesome.

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  4. Hi. Great photos. I need to train a great-crested Grebe to fish for me too.

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  5. With pictures like this you had better visit your daughter more often!

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  6. Great set John, love the Emperor flight shot.

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  7. Lovely to see some odonata shots from you and excellent they are indeed.

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  8. It is lovely to start the sunday with a cup of coffie and viewing your bleautiful photos!
    Greetings, Maria

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  9. Beautiful series of photos .. Very well done .. Regards ..

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  10. Many thanks for all your comments,very much appreciated.
    John and Sue.

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  11. Just catching up after a 10 day Scottish trip, John. This is a wonderful set of images! I'm extremely impressed by your Emperor in flight shot. The Grebe images are absolutely delightful, and I'm amazed by the size of the fish that they're catching.

    Best wishes - - - Richard

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