Short-eared Owl.

Short-eared Owl.

Short-eared Owl.

Biddulph Waxwings.

Well what do you know!! Took great delight yesterday morning in being the first to spot the Waxwings, (not let Dearly Beloved forget it yet!) well have to clock up Browny Points when I can, they don't come along very often, not often I get one up on the Master! Although I had got him distracted loading up the car, but I had also just come of a night shift, so in my book that made us even. Cannot stop looking out the Window to keep an eye on were they are, getting very funny lucks from the neighbours, as you can imagine.

Waxwings.

Waxwing.

Waxwing.

Finally On Our Estate.

After watching the Bird News and hearing of everyone seemingly finding Waxwings on their Estates, they seemed to be missing ours altogether, even though we have plenty of Berry Trees, but we check them every time we go out, so after a quick trip to Knypersley to see how the numbers were on the Goosanders, you can imagine the cry's of joy from Dearly Beloved when he spotted Ten perched high up, did not take him long to find the Berry Tree they had under servalance and with a few flights round they soon increased to 20 plus, ( as I have said before he has an inbuilt sat nav)!!
Only pity was they did not bring the Sunshine with them.

Pochard.

Tufted Duck.

Waxwings.

Waxwing.

Waxwing.

New Years Day!!

Well New Year is upon us, although it has not yet been a whole year since I first picked up my camera, I see this as a new start and want to start as I mean to go on, not a very good start weather wise but in two hours out and about managed to clock up 35 different species of birds, with the best two below, although have seen the Shoveler before never had it this close before,at Westport, the Goosander is a first and after seeing four at Knypersley Res, found this one by accident at Tunstall Park. Happy New Year to everyone.

Goosander.

Goosander.

Shoveler.

Boxing Day Outing!!

Cannot believe how long it has been since being able to update my blogg, this is the only day off I have had over Christmas and the sun has deserted us, so pleased to get the images below, all I can say is roll on retirement....Hope everyone has had a great Christmas and may I wish you all a happy New Year!!!

Redwing

Redwing

Song Thrush

Song Thrush

Knypersley Res

Nothing more needs to be said, this has to be my favourite time of the year and with these scenes on my door step, makes me glad to be alive!!!!

Winter Scene.

Winter Scene.

Knypersley Res.

Have been desperate to photograph a Robin in the Snow since it decended upon us, but after aggrevating an old back injury on Tuesday while trying to defrost the car, I thought my chances were slim, (thank heavens for my Inversion Table) like being put on the rack but very effective, this has been the first time I have been able to venture out, very tentively with Dearly Beloved as support and although I had to do without the Sunshine, got a couple of shots I was reasonably satisfied with.

Blue Tit.

Robin.

Robin.

Jay.

Dunnock.