On a rain shortened day, I spent the early part in Glenesk before being soaked, and so I worked my way home via some un-named sites and Murton. I'm particularly pleased that my "cunning" Cuckoo plan worked, and no turnips were involved.
Baggy Trousers, see Rook photo below, click here for video
Glenesk Cuckoo, seen on Millden but likely to be more just about anywhere from lower Gannochy to Invermark
I'd hung around a likely area in the hope that one of 3 calling birds would come closer and this one did
Cock Pheasant, one of the less common variants. In 2010, 4181 Pheasants were shot on Millden
Red-legged or French Partridge, just 2999 of these were shot in 2010. In the same year 3033 brace of Red Grouse were shot (6066 birds) and unbelievably since they are Red Listed in the UK, 50 Grey Partridges were also shot
Anyone remember the TV program, The Prisoner, sadly I do but never understood it being so young. Eagle Owl through the mesh of its prison (maybe there for a good reason)
One of the almost constant Rooks at Murton, I like the baggy trousers
Back home and sitting in the garden, camera at hand in case anything wonderful turned up. Unfortunately nothing exciting did until that rare bird Olive brought out some coffee, she's a darlin'
It can't be long till we see the chicks that both parents are feeding. The Dunnocks have beaten then to it, I have seen twow shiny new chicks this week
I can't tell if it's the same Coal Tit every time and I never see two
I think this is one of the Chocolate Mining Bees given where I saw it and what else was nearby
This is one of three Goodens Nomad Bees I saw which lay their eggs in the nest of the Chocolate's
It's just a female House Sparrow but it's the pose that does it. Apparently there are 1.6 billion of these in the world, wow
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