Corn Bunting

Common Blue Damselflies mobbing an Ovipositing Emperor, 1st July

Several Common Blues constantly mobbed this egg laying Emperor. Sometimes they would score a direct hit by landing on her back and biting her which would usually cause her to take flight before returning to egg lay.

In the last photo you can see the Damselfly biting the Emperor's abdomen.

Farne Islands, 21-22nd June

A couple of days spent wearing out the shutter. I nearly didn't go thanks to the predicted weather forecast of cloud, rain and more cloud but Kev convinced me to ignore it. Good job i did as the sun hat rarely came off. Three cheers for the weather forecasters? - useless sods.

Arctic Tern

Will Bowell wearing an Arctic Tern. The adults were ferocious due to them having chicks and drew blood even through my hat. The novelty of them sitting on your head soon wears off.

The returning Puffins have to run the gauntlet of gulls that are waiting to mug them of their hard earned fish outside their burrows.

Juvenile Guillemot.

Arctic Terns.

Guillemots.

Razorbills.

Comical in every way especially when landing.

Poppies, Rutland

Mediterranean Gull

Four adult med's were among a large group of B-h Gulls catching damselflies high over a wheat field. Their rather posh sounding yee-ah calls ( ya-ya from a distance) carried a long way.

Cream-spot Tiger Moth

Linnet

Common Blue and a male Emperor Dragon.

Red Kites

The silage harvesting provides the Kites with plenty of easy chopped up meals and this particular field often had 15 together.

Pied Flycatchers

The male was trying to entice a female to his potential nest hole.

Buzzard

Ospreys, Rutland

Hare

A very close encounter. They certainly aren't the sharpest of animals.

Four-spotted Chasers, RW

Broad-bodied Chasers, RW

A group of 10 were resting on Brambles in the evening.

Hobbies, RW

Two birds suddenly came together and talon locked but neither had food.

Displaying Gadwall, RW

Crow carrying Jackdaw chick, RW

This Carrion Crow emptied a nest of newly hatched Jackdaw chicks.

Grey Wagtail

Very little time recently to sort out any photos or sketches due to Osprey work but things are settling down now so hopefully a few will follow.

Water Rails, RW

The rails brought 4 chicks out but a pair of over aggressive Moorhens soon put an end to the show, forcing the adults to take their chicks elsewhere.

Hares

Odd looking animals really.

Hobbies, RW, 10th May

A 1st summer Black-headed Gull constantly hassled one feeding Hobby but the gull was no match for the falcons speed and agility.

Dipper nest, Scottish Borders.

This superbly camouflaged nest was on the side of a bridge and still had young inside. Unfortunately it was close to where people were walking including youths so i didn't risk spending any time watching it and just took a few pot shots every now and then as we walked by.

Young Dippers

A couple of recently fledged Dippers.

Hen Harrier

Hen Pecked

A Buzzard wandered to close to one of the male Hen's nests.

Raven

You don't realize just how big Ravens are until something else joins them. This one had young just over the brow and was regularly mobbed by Curlews and Merlins.

One of several domestic type Rabbits in a huge warren.

Little Gulls, RW, 18th April

A couple of hours spent watching the 20 Little Gulls at close quarters (close being 3-4m). A rocking boat, active gulls and auto focus is not the best of combination's.