Sunshine on a rainy day

This lovely chap put on a great display on a dreary dull June day again (see post 'B3' below). However the wheat plays havoc with the coolpix' white balance! Yellow Wagtail, Broom, 8th June 2009.

Goat-sucking lodge monster

After over 20 years of watching The Lodge, today was the day I've finally seen a Nightjar there. Found by some local visitors mid-morning, this chap sat bold-as-brass on a tree stump just a few feet from a busy pathway. It eventually flew up to a near-by tree after a noisey cyclist with squeaky breaks stopped a bit to close to it!

Wonderful birds, and hopefully the start of many more to be seen there.

Many thanks to the scope of Paul Hackett, and his extra-long tripod legs, for the bottom shot.

Legs akimbo

Lady Little Ringed Plover with four sets of tiny legs, Beds, 3rd June 2009.

Marsh turnip

Black Tern and Broom dross, 1st June 2009.