November catch up 2020

 

November 2020

Covid rates are going up once again and although not as bad in Worcestershire as other parts of the country we are being very careful and trying to keep away from other people.

It's been a poor year for wildlife, one the pathways have been widened because of the pandemic in order for people to pass each other safely, downside is there have been few hoverflies etc where I usually see them, also a lot of work has been done on the damn wall at Captain's Pool, this involved heavy machinery for well over a week, sadly only seen the occasional fox and Muntjac, also not many grass snakes been evident, same goes for the herons.

Hopefully 2021 will see a big improvement.

Just a few photos for my November catch up.

Always nice to see a Brambling on Spennells

Few Linnets 

Fly agaric just outside my house

Robin homing in

Selection of waxcaps taken in Harvington on a friends farm

No idea on this one, I have searched Google to no avail

These two were growing on the muck heaps at bottom of the fields

Fly agaric from below

Walton Hill, highest point of the Clent Hills, always a nice walk over the hills, downside especially durind these covid times is that it gets very very busy over there.

Stonechat, only a few of these visitors to Spennells so far.

Fieldfare

Few hundred Linnets over the fields

Great to see a Peregrine Falcon over the fields, must admit it was my friend Jason Kernohan that spotted this one, basic record shot as it was sat at the top of the pylon.

This is a quick grab shot through my lounge window, a pair of Goldcrests, only stayed a few seconds, but great to see,

Catching up

October 2020

My first post for a while, but hoping now to post on a regular basis again.

Most of the past six months or so I have been busy taking photographs of headstones, several thousand actually from over 70 churchyards which I have been uploading to findagrave.com family history is a pastime I have been involved with for some 40 years now and it is still as addictive as when I started.

Most of the time I let my photography do the talking.

This is an interesting one, taken from a different angle than you would usually see, it is Bird's nest Fungus, it is that small it is very hard to find let along photograph.

Couple more fungus shots, while I admire some experts who spend hours on their hands and knees looking for fungus, I'm afraid that doesn't float my boat as I like to walk and see what comes my way.

waxcap

 Chaddesley Woods on a sunny October day.

Captain's Pool which I walk past every day, always find the best time to photograph this pool is about an hour before the sun sets, the low sun really does something special with the lighting.

The old railway bridge at Dowles (Bewdley), if you ever walk to here, just pop across the field to the old site of Dowles Church, no church now but some interesting old headstones.

Kingfishers

 

Been watching and photographing a family of Kingfishers on a pool, for the past few weeks, fascinating to just watch, for obvious reasons I am not saying where.

August catch up

August 13th 2020

Been very quiet this summer around Spennells, have been out for my walkabouts but not really seen anything unusual, we have enjoyed a few days out here and there but a lot of the time it's been too hot to do much, plus I have been up to other things to keep me busy, but late Summer and autumn is almost upon us and fingers crossed for some good wildlife sightings.

 The harvest is ready

Buzzard waiting to see what the Combine might flush out.

River Avon, Eckington bridge

Few wildlife shots below, but as I have already said it's been a quiet year.

Kestrels

Sorry but I still can't upload any photos, will keep trying but until then there won't be any new posts.

Not much happening locally though, between the council and the farmer my favourite spots for insects have been decimated.

The Pool is still oh so quiet, one adult GC Grebe has flown, the young ones are doing well though.