Time to cool off in the warm weather

20th June 2018

Single Goldfinch

Then there were two

Juvenile Dunnock

                       Let's hope there is more to come, a few Butterflies wouldn't go a miss.

Welcome to the Garden Water feature.

 June 2018

Yes welcome !

Now been living in Kirby - le - Soken for nearly six months and still have masses of places still to see. One thing I have installed is a little water feature in a corner of the garden. Here's hoping when it is established it might attract a bit of wildlife.
I intend to try and photograph as many species of wildlife as a record of what visits to use it, as a little oasis.... mainly for me to relax, but as the slogan says ' Let's Give Nature a Home'.


                                                        The Water Feature 

Blackbird first in

                                                           Plash !!!

                                  Now for the dry off

Wrabness Visit

An end of May visit to Wrabness E.W.T Reserve

Wednesday 30th May ( click on photo to enlarge ).

Blackbird with food for his young.

Greenfinches

Pair of Shelducks

I was hoping to get a better photo of a Turtle Dove then this one taken last week.

It was a long way off, but I have not seen a Turtle Dove for years, so it was worth a record shot !

Well the rain did eventually stop !

To the rest of May 

       ( click on photo to enlarge )

Up on the Naze at Walton  4th May

Nest building by Sand Martins as House Martins get interested.

Wheatear above & below.

Happenings in the garden

Moving some rubbish in the garden when this common Frog hopped out on the 15th May,

Nice show of my hanging baskets and the Wisteria...nice for the Bees

I believe this is an Early Bumblebee ( Bombus pratorum).

Built myself a little water feature hoping to attract more wildlife and within three days, birds were splashing about bathing and drinking.

                                       
Holly Blue Butterfly settled for refreshments

                          Noisy Oystercatcher over the garden

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2nd May

Someone please turn the rain off.

Nearly a month's worth of rain in 24hrs.

Give me shelter from the rain.

Turned out nice again !

Birdwatching from the conservatory !

28th April 

Feed me !

Let me see if its all gone.

gossip  gossip....... natter natter. 

April 27th -  A trip out to Holland Haven

My first sightings this year of Wheatear's, Sedge warbler and Swallow's just arriving and having a rest ! Also 13 Whimbrel's flew over, but to fast to photograph !
Click on photo to enlarge.

All Wheatears above & below

Sedge Warbler, they are hard to spot !

Swallows had just arrived and taking a well earned rest.