Tuesday 24 February 2015

An accidental Kingfisher

I've always wanted a half decent photo of a Kingfisher but didn't want one that had been set up by planting a branch and sitting in a hide, I don't have a hide anyway so was pleased to find a Kingfisher today at Monikie. I got quite close to the bird which was sitting in willows looking for sticklebacks and it caught three while I crept closer, at one point I had one knee in mud and a foot in the water! Despite the sun being low in the sky I'm pleased with these three and others I took.

The eagle eyed viewers may notice the Kingfisher is ringed but that really would be a miracle if I'd been able to read the ring.


Watching for sticklebacks


Spotted one


Just bashed it into submission


Kestrel near Monikie school


Curlew at Inchcape, Arbroath




Song birds from an Angus forest hide

It's my rota week for filling the feeders and the birds were queuing up to get at the food as we filled the feeders, this despite most of them having adequate food in them already. No sign of the Jay or Green Woodpecker and I still can't get a Redpoll photo at the hide but I'm not giving up yet.
A flock of Siskins and perhaps some Redpoll were spooked by a Buzzard on the track but no Crossbills seen or heard in Mondays windy conditions.


Goldfinch

Long-tailed Tit, unfortunately the tip of the tail is cropped!

Red Squirrel with a thorn in its lip?

Robin

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