This was the view from my window during the start of the Covid-19 Lockdown. Often around the same time in the afternoon this very large old fox would have no problem snoozing in the sun in the middle of the lawn or having a good old scratch. Now that the Lockdown has started to be lifted I no longer see my old friend which may be due to the fact that it's now become a bit busier and louder around here, but I'm sure all the wildlife loved the break from us all.

A successful hunting trip. The chicks will be well fed today.

Malham Cove, Yorkshire Dales

He was at Morton lochs.

Red Grouse female (Lagopus lagopus) in a purple haze (heather), Yorkshire Dales

In Tentsmuir forest this afternoon.

Kingfisher about to dive for its lunch. Thanks again for any favourites and comments. I hope everyone had a good new year and has a pleasant weekend :)

Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Ancient Oak trees on the river Tay in Birnam yesterday.

As seen/used on BBC Springwatch Unsprung Episode 12 2015.

Orange Tip - Antharis Cadamines

The female Redstart flying into the nest

Roosting Marsh Fritillary, Breney Common, Cornwall.

The late afternoon light provided a naturally wonderful dark background to this photo.

Jackdaw - Corvus Monedula

Studley Royal - Yorkshire

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Little Tern - Sterna Albifrons

Norfolk

As seen on BBC Springwatch Ep 7 08/06/2022

This delightful chattering seabird is the UK's smallest tern. It is short-tailed and has a fast flight. Its bill is a distinctive yellow with a black tip. It is noisy at its breeding colony where courtship starts with an aerial display involving the male calling and carrying a fish to attract a mate, which chases him up high before he descends, gliding with wings in a 'V'.

Its vulnerable nesting sites and its decline in Europe make it an Amber List species. It is also listed as a Schedule 1 species in The Wildlife and Countryside Act.

This bird breeds on the coasts and inland waterways of temperate and tropical Europe and Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in the subtropical and tropical oceans as far south as South Africa and Australia.

There are three subspecies, the nominate albifrons occurring in Europe to North Africa and western Asia; guineae of western and central Africa; and sinensis of East Asia and the north and east coasts of Australia.[4]

The little tern breeds in colonies on gravel or shingle coasts and islands. It lays two to four eggs on the ground. Like all white terns, it is defensive of its nest and young and will attack intruders.

Like most other white terns, the little tern feeds by plunge-diving for fish, usually from saline environments. The offering of fish by the male to the female is part of the courtship display.

At the beginning of the 19th century the little tern was a common bird of European shores, rivers and wetlands, but in the 20th century populations of coastal areas decreased because of habitat loss, pollution and human disturbance.

The loss of inland populations has been even more severe, since due to dams, river regulation and sediment extraction it has lost most of its former habitats. The Little Tern population has declined or become extinct in many European countries, and former breeding places on large rivers like the Danube, Elbe and Rhine ceased. Nowadays, only few river systems in Europe possess suitable habitats; the Loire/Allier in France, the Vistula/Odra in Poland, the Po/Ticino in Italy, the Daugava in Latvia, the Nemunas in Lithuania, the Sava in Croatia and the Drava in Hungary and Croatia. The status of the little tern on the rivers Tagus and lower Danube is uncertain.

A view from the mouth of the Inver burn near Dunkeld this afternoon.Two Kingfishers flew past just after I took this photo.

Iolo William's has my Sundew picture on his presenter card 😁👍 Every little helps, as they say.

This one had a good catch on the Isle of May.

When I took this shot I was so excited. I have been taking shots of this pair for several years, but this was the closest I had managed to get.

Little did I know that the pair down the road, minutes later, would provide me with, not only better, but my best owl pics to date.

This female was out hunting without her other half and was for once fairly relaxed about me.

Mr Barnie from down the lane will feature soon. He's well worth the wait.

Barn owl (Tyto alba)

Yorkshire Dales - Upper Barn female

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Three day old Canadian geese hatchlings at the side of the lake

Two Lambs keeping a watchful eye as I went about my evening walk...such a lovely time of the year!

It was sunny and dark clouds in different parts of the sky. I decided to shoot on low ISO. As I spotted this seagull standing still looking around. With the nice light shone on the seagull and good angle I raised my camera. Suddenly it pulled out a crab from the pebbles flying away before other seagulls go after its prey, still got a lot to learn about the seagulls.

I took a few shots as it unfolds and managed to freeze this last frame. Not exactly the image I would like to have but given the unexpected circumstances and windy conditions I think it is alright. What are your thoughts ?

f 7.1 / 1/400s / ISO 200 / 160 mm

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5th June, 2020

This one was on the Isle of May near Anstruther.

Robin Three

One of our local cormorants.

The birds seem to have taken to perching on an old metal post just off the jetty.

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

The Jetty Tralee Bay - Scotland

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The curlew is a bird which is highly skilled in avoiding yours truly.

So it was a nice surprise to get a very close encounter.

Numbers of this stunning bird are sadly on the decline, so it was nice to see them doing well locally.

Curlew - Numenius

Yorkshire Dales

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I don't do much in PP but have with this...obviosuly. CC welcome.

Red Deer - Cervus Elaphus

Glen Coe - Scotland

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Two of three siblings that were borned in May.

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Brighton 🇬🇧

June, 2020

North Cave Wetlands

At Morton lochs

Another rare venture out with the camera.

To be honest we were walking the dogs, so how nice was it to stumble upon a flock of some twenty, of these beauties.

Redwing - Turdus Iliacus

Nunroyd Park

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Picture taken at Fox House, Peak District

Yorkshire Dales

A duck explosion at RSPB Greylake in Somerset, UK.

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This is a female grey heron just arrived to hunt for her first meal of the day. She is very particular on the fish that she hunts for.

F/5.6 1/200s ISO:800 f:200mm

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Brighton 🇬🇧

22nd June, 2020

Springwatch 2022 TV shot

At Morton lochs in Tentsmuir forest this afternoon.

Leucophora sp

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

The Slipway Tralee Bay - Scotland

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Near Tayport in Fife this afternoon.