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| an unexpected blue-sky day! |
We have had seemingly endless days of either rain or gloom lately. Today's forecast was for cloudy skies and showers so it was with some surprise I suddenly noticed a sunbeam streaming through the window at 9.30 this morning! Looking out I could actually see blue sky so I immediately changed my plans, grabbed my binoculars, camera and notebook and headed down to Ballachurry, arriving round about 10 o'clock. I was not surprised to find it living up to its Wetlands name and definitely needed my wellies! Here is what I recorded:
Birds:
SC209694 2 x Chaffinch; male & female/juvenile Blackbird; Robin; Song Thrush.
SC209694 ( from hide) male and female/ juvenile Blackbirds taking Rosehips; Robin; Wren; Rook; Magpie; Pheasant heard but not seen.
SC209693 Wren; Robin.
SC208694 male Blackbird; Robin; Great Tit; Sparrowhawk kill;
SC208695 Wren; Blackbird.
SC209695 male and female/ juvenile Blackbirds; male Chaffinch.
Other:
SC209694 Harts Tongue fern and what is probably Stinking Iris
SC209693 Catkins on Hazels
SC210694 Honey bees on ivy flowers.
SC210 694 unidentified flies on ivy flowers + Yellow Dung Flies.
SC209694 I found my path barred by a tiny spider crossing on a silken thread from one side to the other. I ducked underneath and took a photo, see below.
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| size of a money spider, could it be.....a money spider? |
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| possibly a new Stinking Iris plant in the ditch |
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| Harts tongue fern in the ditch |
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| this year's Hazelnuts have fallen but the new catkins are there already |
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| all that now remains of the Hazelnut crop |
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| we are once more losing the water to weed action required! |
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| sunshine picking out the reeds beautifully |
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| beautiful seed heads |
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| meadow is wetter than ever |
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| Green bottle fly - one of many flies in the ivy All part of the food chain, of course |
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| Blackbird was taking the Rosehips |
