Tuesday 26 March 2024

Welsh Seals and Goats

 





This male grey seal is moulting, hence the shabby look.

This is as close as you can get to the seals, and wardens watch to make sure the seals are safe from people and dogs. It is very stressful for seals to be hassled. I used a 125X zoom lens to get my photos.



Many curlews and redshanks at RSPB Conwy


The wild goats of Llandudno keeping the road verges trimmed.


Back in Shropshire, here are two water vole burrows off Greenfields Rise.

Sunday 17 March 2024

Corn Bunting!

 



Really pleased to see this corn bunting, as I haven't seen one in this spot for five years. Also spotted a kestrel, skylarks, lapwings, my first chiff chaff of the year, and this badger sett where the occupants were clearly having a spring-clean.

Sunday 18 February 2024

Into 2024, with Hares.

 


meadow pipit above, fieldfares below








Saturday 16 December 2023

Birthday Birds

 

yellowhammer

beautiful skies



kestrel

fieldfare

Saturday 9 December 2023

Waxwings

 




Here's a bird I've wanted to see all my life. Finally caught up with a flock in Oswestry.

Saturday 11 November 2023

More Cool Fungus, plus Snipe and a Stoat

 

Very recently dead stoat, unmarked.

Honey fungus surrounding a tree.



Stinkhorn

Dead Moll's Fingers





Lots of snipe at Venus Pool.

Sunday 29 October 2023

Some Cool Fungus

 

waxcap

pestle puffballs?

fly agaric

candle snuff

purple jelly disc

amethyst deceiver

common earthball