Sunday, November 17, 2024

A right old assortment to catch up

 

Our winter burning pile is growing, infact since this pic it has doubled in size along with a shed full of logs.....we will not be cold and our gas bill will be the usual zero !  


Yellow Waxcap



Distant snow buntings on the beach at Huttoft. Flushed by a man flying a model airplane and two dozen dog walkers. The buntings stayed about 2 minutes before they were off.


Pixi getting cosy for the day. She will be 11 on Tuesday xx



Some beautiful moss on the forest floor


Liquid Amber looking stunning as the colours change






Kingfisher 




  Huttoft Beach before the onslaught of dog walkers arrived. Love it here, the peace and solitude x


Grey Heron



Grey Wagtail


New shelving for the greenhouse. The back is now shelved and the tender fuchsias are in for the winter !


A distant Great Spotted Woodpecker


The last of the dahlias from the garden. They have been stunning this year


Fieldfare and redwing. On one of our local walks the hedges are alive with these. They will be off once they have eaten all the berries


Buzzard



We bought some Aster plug plants last spring and had almost given up on them. Glad we didn't as the show this autumn has been spectacular. Let's get some cuttings done !

Monday, November 11, 2024

A few more from last week

 



Great Spotted Woodpecker


Great White Egrets .....not long ago these would have been a major twitch, now seen most days and we hardly look at them !

Kestrel in the gloom

Redwings


and a song thrush

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Slavonian Grebe, Blacktoft Sands

 




Our second visit to see the Slav Grebe on Singleton. The first time we missed it by 10 minutes as it flew to the river, good job we are only just down the road ! A happy, friendly crowd in the hide made for a lovely morning. Pity the weather remained greyer than grey !

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

A few more birds from last week

 

Grey Wagtail






A couple of kestrels on this mornings trek


Grey Partridges





Meadow Pipits


Ringed Plover




Rock Pipits, very flighty and skittish along the foreshore