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Early morning owl watching is not confined to ageing photographers.
This lovely grouse was also taking note of the nearby action.
Red Grouse - Lagopus Lagopus Scotica
Yorkshire Dales
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The song thrush is a bird which has declinred in numbers in the UK and has become red listed.
The RSPB attributes this to - The decline in song thrush numbers has probably been caused by the loss and degradation of preferred feeding and nesting habitats.
Loss of hedgerows and wet ditches removed feeding and nesting sites, while increased land drainage and tillage are likely to have reduced the number of earthworms and other crucial invertebrate prey available to song thrushes on farmland.
Grazed permanent pasture (especially cow pastures) and woodland are important habitats with plenty of food for song thrushes. Both of these have been lost or degraded in many lowland areas.
Fortunately in Argyll the song thrush still thrives in good numbers.
This little beauty was happily foraging in the the hedgerow.
Song Thrush - Turdus Philomelos
Ganavan - Scotland
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We have had several visits from the Sparrowhawk ( female) she has spent the last hour in the garden and next doors in very wet conditions.
BBC Springwatch - Photos of the Week - 25/04/2014: www.flickr.com/photos/31216459@N07/galleries/721576442015...
Taken on sand dunes in Devon.
Spent last week in Devon and managed to find 8 Adders on some local sand dunes.
Flickr seems to be degrading the quality for some reason. It appears a lot clearer on my computer.