Monday 20 April

Good Morning All

 Big Lodge

Billy Swan on a mission 3 swans on his lodge

 

 He will give chase till they go

 Blue Tit in one of my nest boxes

 Daisy - Bellis perennis

Hoverfly

Moorhen & Chick

Take Care

Friday 30 January

Back to the light dusting of snow - it's just nuisance value, worse than a good covering.

I noticed the Blue Tit hanging around my camera nestbox, this has happened for the last two years it's been up, they have never used it for nesting only roosting, maybe this year :) I live in hope.

Sunny Brow

 Sunny Brow Bridge

Top Lodge 

 

Charlie Robin

 

Car Park Bridge

 

Tree Art

 

Play Area

Take Care

Friday 7 November

Damp & mild plenty of birds and people about

 Blue Tit

 Female Chaffinch

Two male Chaffinch one seems to have (I am no expert) what I think is Bumble Foot, most articles I have read on this states the birds seem to cope and appear healthy other than the growth.

 The very trusting Squirrel is still coming

among the the others - there are two Crows, another Magpie just out of view and the Wood Pigeon plus lots of small birds.

Take Care

Monday 22 September

Lovely morning for our walk, the sun was doing it's best to break through.

 View of the Big Lodge

 Blue Tit

 Nuthatch

 Tern Raft now taken over by the gulls & resident birds, till next year.

Not much water coming over the Weir - the Fish Ladder looks better and it won't be long before we see the fish making their way up stream.

Take Care

Wednesday 1 January

Happy New Year to Everyone

Did not see many people about this morning.

We walked down Burgh Lane South not one we do a lot now as we can't access the pond field.

 This was in the field and my first thought was who would be camping out under a piece of  tarpaulin, in a muddy field.

 I should have known as it is now the pig field, all the piglets came out of the tent, I felt sorry for them and I am glad the weather is not too bad. Not much of a life for them.

 Blue Tit

 Nuthatch

Just thought I would take a picture of the fence :)

Take Care

Tuesday 24 December

Another damp day, we have to be thankful we have not got the weather some of the country is having.

 Blue Tit

 Christmas Tree

 Deer track

 Dipper

 Tree that's for the axe in the New Year

 it is dangerous so will have to be cut, it won't be an easy job as it is in a difficult spot

 One of the old Silver Birch felled

 This view would be looking at Drybones Cottage several years back but it was burned down by mindless yobs, I wonder what they will feel like in years to come - 

 More trees felled, they are really going to town this time - let's hope it won't be many more

I don't come from this neck of the woods but I often see shadows/ghosts/memories when I look at the weir, so locals must see their kin in this area

Bing - he's truly become a handsome lad :)

Take Care

Saturday 21 December

 Damp, mild morning yet all the birds were waiting - some days we see lots and then next day we may only see a few, no accounting for it.

 Blue Tit

 Mr & Mrs Chaffinch

 Kingfisher

 Mainly Mallards

Charlie Robin 

 Mr & Mrs Swan

 One of the Tufted Ducks

We only see these on the lodge over winter

Take Care

Wednesday 27 February

Cold dry morning

Dipper having breakfast

Dunnock

Blue Tit

Canada Goose

Kingfisher - almost saying what are you looking at?

Moorhen

Take Care