Would be good for the grouse brigade to stop blaming Mountain Hares for causing disease in young grouse. The fight is on in Scotland...
https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wo...national-park/
Would be good for the grouse brigade to stop blaming Mountain Hares for causing disease in young grouse. The fight is on in Scotland...
https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wo...national-park/
A small group of waxwings in the village yesterday. Check out supermarket car parks. Waxwings love ornamental tree berries
Poacher turned game-keeper
Waxwings are on my tick list as well Ian. Apparently there was a large flock of them in the middle of Stockport, by the railway station a couple of years ago.
Ha ha I think they are more of a Sainsbury's bird.
It's funny how you can have more luck with certain species of birds. Over the years I have seen hundreds of Kingfishers,I once observed 2 adults feeding their youngster. By the same token I've unbelievably only ever seen a handful of woodpeckers. I'll keep my eyes peeled for the Waxwings.
A small flock of goldcrests on the bank of the Wharfe in Otley - very close and not shy, further on a lesser spotted woodpecker, dippers in the river and then a nuthatch on the feeder I've put up in the reserve.Not bad for a quick lunchtime walk.
Hark The Heralds!
Hark The Heralds by Andy Holden, on Flickr
Hark The Heralds! by Andy Holden, on Flickr
'The Herald' moths, found today, overwintering in a disused barn
http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/sc...eryx-libatrix/