Battling Goldfinches
A minor altercation between two Goldfinches in my garden recently.
Bullfinch ♀️
The female Bullfinch made a brief appearance in my garden this week.
Bullfinch ♂️
Another shot of my resident male Bullfinch posing nicely for me.
Stonechat ♂️
Nice to see a pair of Stonechat out on the Moor in bright conditions this week, the male showed nicely for me.
Bullfinch ♂️
One of two resident male Bullfinches in my garden at the moment.
Great Spotted Woodpecker ♂️
Finally managed to capture a fleeting moment with the male Great Spotted Woodpecker in my garden in decent light.
Long-tailed Tit
Another shot of one of my resident Long-tailed Tits during a brief spell of half decent light!
Goldfinch
I managed a brief spell in my garden hide over the weekend in some decent light for a change. Pleased to see the Goldfinches returning along with Greenfinches and a single male Bullfinch (pics to follow hopefully).
Firecrest
A surprise visitor to my garden just before Christmas, a first for me, not taken in the best of light but this shot shows off beautifully the white eyebrow that distinguishes it from a Goldcrest
Happy Christmas
A very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all my Flickr friends, see you all in 2018.
Long-tailed Tit
Another angle on one of my resident Long-tailed Tits.
Sorry for the lack of comments recently but my Mum is in hospital at the minute so I've not had much time. Hopefully she's on the mend.
Long-tailed Tit
These little chaps have started coming to my feeders recently, only had one chance to capture them so I was pleased this one landed and posed for me!
Coal Tit
These little guys are regular visitors to my garden but I haven't posted a shot of one for a while so here's a Coal Tit posing nicely for me.
Blue Tit (Explored 16 November 2017)
Some nice Autumn colours around over the last couple of weeks which set off this Blue Tit rather nicely
Redstart ♂️
A shot from back in May of the male Redstart I was watching, flying away from the nesting site just as the rain began.
Nuthatch
A third shot of one of my resident Nuttys, not had much time to catch much else recently but I've seen a male GSW occasionally!
Landing gear down (Explored 30 October 2017)
One of my resident Nuthatches coming in to land
Nuthatch
A pair of Nuthatches are visiting my garden feeders regularly at the moment with lots of photo opportunites, this shot a typical Nutty pose!
Jay
A Jay from back in May, flying over my garden
Robin (Explored 16 October 2017)
A Robin from my garden this week, still waiting for the Woodies and Jays to start coming to the feeders!
Apologies for the lack of comments recently, I'm having to spend a lot of time with my elderly Mother whilst she settles in her care home.
Great Tit
It's that time of year again to get my garden bird setup up and running again. Hoping to get the Woodpeckers and Jays back but for now here's a Great Tit.
Peregrine (Explored 4 October 2017)
A very vocal Peregrine over Wembury Point last week
Oystercatcher
An Oystercatcher amongst the rocks on Wembury beach last weekend
Redstart ♂️ (Explored 24 September 2017)
A shot from back in May of the male Redstart I was watching up on the Moors.
Yellowhammer
A lovely Yellowhammer out on the Moors back in August, the first time I've managed a close shot of this species.
Pied Flycatcher ♂️
I'm delighted that this shot of a male Pied Flycatcher, taken back in June, has been chosen along with another shot of a female Redstart in-flight for the Devon Birds exhibition at Torre Abbey, Torquay in October. If you're in the area please pop in and have a look at all the great images on display.
Three Tortoiseshells (Explored 4 September 2017)
Lovely to see improved numbers of Small Tortoiseshells in my garden recently, these three enjoying my Buddleia
Small Copper
Another take on one of the Small Coppers on my local patch at the beginning of August
Small Copper
Tricky to catch this Small Copper on this thin stem, the wind was quite strong, but quite liked the end result.
Small Copper and friends
A Small Copper with a selection of friends on a Knapweed
Common Blue ♂️
I finally tracked down a solitary male Common Blue, newly emerged on my local patch yesterday. If the rain stops, hopefully, I can find a female too.
Small Copper
A few newly emerged Small Coppers on my patch this week, managed to grab a few shots between the rain.
Painted Lady
Still no sign of the summer brood of Common Blues on my patch so here's another shot from back in the Spring, this time a Painted Lady
Green Grasshopper
Not great weather for Butterflies this week so here's a common Green Grasshopper that posed nicely for me whilst out looking for Common Blues.
Meadow Brown
A roosting Meadow Brown on my local patch back at the end of June.
Grayling
My first ever shot of a Grayling from a Butterfly Conservation Devon field trip to Soar a couple of weekends ago.
Marbled White
Another, slightly tighter shot of a Marbled White on my local patch last week.
I hope everyone's participating in the Big #ButterflyCount just fifteen minutes of your time to record the Butterflies you see in your garden, local park or in your favourite Butterfly location.
Marbled White
I finally had a successful visit to my local Marbled Whites, in particular this one roosting on a Heath Spotted Orchid.
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Juvenile Nuthatch
Another juvenile from my garden this week, a Nuthatch this time.
Juvenile Greenfinch
Lovely to see this juvenile Greenfinch, along with at least 4 adults, in my garden this week
Small Skipper
I found this Small Skipper roosting on my local patch this week, lots of Meadow Browns and Ringlets around too, still searching for the Marbled Whites though!
Beautiful Demoiselle ♂️
My first visit to my local site near the River Tavy for Marbled Whites was unsuccessful but did manage this shot of a male Beautiful Demoiselle.
Heath Fritillaries
This is a shot I've been after for three years now, since I first started visiting the Lydford Old Railway reserve in Devon. I was delighted to find these two in copula, albeit quite low down in the grass (hence the messy background).
Heath Fritillary
Another shot of a Heath Fritillary from a couple of Saturdays ago, taken early on before they became active, roosting on Oxeye Daisy
Heath Fritillary
A Heath Fritillary from the Lydford Old Railway reserve in West Devon
Redstart ♀️ (Explored 8 June 2017)
A shot of the female Redstart a day after the young fledged. She was flitting between the hedgerows feeding the fledglings so I managed to hide close to a wall and get this frame filler!
Redstart ♂️
The male Redstart perched on a frond of Bracken . The young have now fledged, hoping to get some shots of them being fed out of the nest!
Green Hairstreak
Good numbers of these last week in the Lyd valley on Dartmoor.
Redstart ♀️
The female Redstart flying into the nest
Redstart ♂️ (Explored 26 May 2017)
The male Redstart flying in with food to the nest, won't be too long before they fledge now!!
Andy,Had a look at your web,some cracking images,love the layout of your web,clean and easy to navigate,did you design it yourself?
John
Hi John,
Many apologies for the delayed reply, don’t check my website as often as I should. Thanks for taking the time to have a look and leave a comment. Yes I did design the layout, it’s a WordPress theme using Nextgen Gallery for the images, really glad you like it, it’s nice to get some feedback. I must admit it’s due for an overhaul and would like to include a marketplace for selling prints (work in progress).
Thanks again and see you back on Flickr, Andy