Clayhithe

A couple of images from this morning's walk.   The Great Crested Grebe was very close to where I had seen a couple displaying earlier in the season and where there is a nest (with 3 eggs in it I'm told).   I hope to be able to follow the progress of this brood and get some images of young being carried on a parent's back in due course.   As to the identification of the fish.............

The Kestrel had spent quite some time hovering before swooping down but leaving without prey.

Research Park Walk on a foggy morning

These images show how variable the weather can be in April.   Later in the day the sun came out and the temperature rose.

I don't think it will ever be possible to get a decent photograph of a Skylark in flight.   Not only is it quite a small bird, Skylarks are never close enough and constantly on the move and changing altitude.

The Canada Geese often have a lot to say when in flight, in pairs!   The field they were flying into also had a larger number of Greylag Geese.

Birds in Worts Meadow, Landbeach

Although I have taken a camera out with me when I've had chances to walk the dogs, I haven't been getting images ready for this blog though!   It was wonderful to see a Swallow this morning and I enjoyed speculating as to whether these wires were its first 'touch down' since leaving warm climes as far away as Africa!

The Blackcap's song attracted my attention, but not the background against which it was sitting!   The Chiffchaff was better placed with the lichen reflecting the colour of its feathers and the inside of its bill.    Not too many pixels in evidence - just record shots.