A Few More from the Garden

Not that I am to lazy to get out and about but it is that time of year. Lisa is now working as a Staff Nurse so its putting up the Christmas decorations for me.

Pineing, as I do for the camera and getting out in the countryside I set my gear up in the kitchen and occasionally took a few shots. THANKYOU FOR ALL THE COMMENTS AND FOLLOWING THE BLOG IN THE PAST YEAR AND I WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

More from the Garden

These following images are from Sunday Afternoon so the last three posts are photographs from Sunday 13 December.

We have numerous birds visiting the garden this time of year especially when the cold weather arrives. I am glad to see the Greater Spotted Woodpecker ( female)back in the garden, she is a difficult bird to photograph as they are very nervous. You may feel that the sharpness of the images are slightly off as they were all taken through our windows, apart from the male Blackcap, we have been fortunate enough to have two males and one female feeding in the garden. In the field behind our house a flock of Redwing have been feeding recently but I am yet to have one in the garden this winter.

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Odds and Ends from Sunday ( Little and a Little larger)

A few more images from Sunday, two of a Little Grebe and two of a Little Egret.

Gulls and Divers

Today Carbis Bay produced Divers and Common Gulls ( not so common and generally seen in the winter months). The White bait has turned up early in St Ives Bay and caused a feeding frenzy and according to the local godfather Carbis Bay was full of Auks, Gulls and good numbers of Divers. The Pacific Diver was there today showing fifty to a hundred metres or yards if you prefer, off shore and has been for a few days giving good views. I attempted a photograph but failed to nail a good shot, however I did manage with some success the Gulls. When the tide started to push I went around to Carnsew and photographed the 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull. A Purple Sandpiper was in amongst the numerous Dunlin but no sign of the P, Diver at Carnsew. Please click on the images to enlarge


Med Gull


GN Diver Med Gull 2nd Winter

Common Gull

Common Gull

Shag Head

Please click on the images to enlarge, its worth it to see the weird pupil.

Hayle Estuary

Sunshine at last, I had a day off today and went down to Hayle Estuary. No P Diver today, I guess rough weather and low tide is best. Dunlin crammed together on one of the small mud islands at Ryans Field. Grey Plover and Lapwing aplenty and an extremely obliging Shag at Carnsew . The estuary is buzzing with birds and with the impending cold weather we may get a few more species of duck.

Carnsew Basin

I went down to Carnsew for an hour today hoping to photograph the Pacific Diver, I know this is old news now but I would still like to get a couple of images for my own record. Three times I have been down, the first I missed it, the second I took the binoculars and not the camera and had good views. Today it was there on the opposite side to me and by the time I got around to its location and it had took off. I noticed that Matthew Sallis won the Birdguides photo of the week with his Carnsew P Diver image, with the quality he produces it was only a matter of time.

If you want to piss yourself off read Lee Evans UK 400 Club blog on the Ruddy Ducks annihilation.