Grizzled Skipper

This is the first time we have managed to catch up with Grizzled Skipper and were even lucky enough to come across a mating pair. Our thanks go to John Chapple for his directions.

KINGS OF THE RIVER.

New arrivals on the patch are this juvenile Kingfisher and also the juvenile Dipper.



Juvenile Kingfisher





Adult Dipper



Juvenile Dipper

Digiscoping through the week.

Just a few shots from the past week.

Nothing too exciting except the Redpoll.

RINGED PLOVER

SKYLARK



GOLDEN PLOVER

GOLDFINCH

COMMON REDPOLL

This Redpoll was on a feeder in a private garden at St. Ives.

Believe it or not it was a lifer for me.

Common Scoter at Swanpool.

I have done very little birding since coming back from Texas but

I did get to Swanpool today for the Common Scoter. John

Butterflies in Texas.

We were surprised at the amount of Butterflies we saw in Texas.

We didn't see any in New Mexico but it was a lot colder.

MONARCH



GULF FRITILLARY




AMERICAN SNOUT




CERAUNUS BLUE




LARGE ORANGE SULPHUR




QUEEN




COMMON BUCKEYE




PHAON CRESCENT




SOUTHERN DOGFACE




WHITE-STRIPED LONGTAIL




LONG-TAILED SKIPPER




CLOUDED SKIPPER




COMMON CHECKERED SKIPPER




FIERY SKIPPER




ALLIGATOR




COYOTE




PRONGHORN




RACOON




LONGHORN




MULE DEER

This Mule Deer was taken at dusk when they came in to drink.
The Longhorn is not strictly a wild animal but he is very handsome.



Texas and New-Mexico, part 2.

Here are a few more shots from our recent trip to Texas and New Mexico. Apologies if any are mis-named.

We have put them in single file this time, to see if it makes any difference. Thanks to everyone that offered their advice.



AMERICAN KESTREL



BALD EAGLE



BLACK VULTURE



CRESTED CARACARA




FERRUGINOUS HAWK




RAVEN




OSPREY




RED-TAILED HAWK




SANDHILL CRANE




WHOOPING CRANE




WHOOPING CRANE




TURKEY VULTURE




WHITE IBIS




WHITE-FACED IBIS




GREEN HERON




SNOWY EGRET




TRICOLOURED HERON




AMERICAN AVOCET




BLACK-NECKED STILT




ROSS'S GOOSE