Add your "Odds & Sods" here thread ... 2020

WendyBartter said:

Thanks Mike ... another lengthy gale soon blew those feathers away!

Mother nature's vacuum cleaner......  

A few of the local moorland red deer today.

Beautiful pphotos Bob, that last one could go on my wall in a picture frame.

Thanks Hazel.

A great set of shots, Bob. Great to see the one jumping that high fence!

Went to Parkgate for high tide and rspb raptor watch but sadly the tide didn't come in far enough to chase the voles and mice in  !!    and although there were plenty of waders and geese and female Marsh Harrier, L.Egrets  more distantly,  I could only get a male Stonechat and a robin close enough to photograph;   it was however, very nice to meet up with Nige for a few hours despite the bitter cold and breezy weather !        Even this pic was hard cropped !

the lQQk  of   "don't you dare take any more photos of me "   !! 

PR   =  Parkgate Robin  lol

Lovely stonechat, and the robin.

Way too cold to venture out today so just a few shots from my garden.

lollipops were out in force inbetween the hail showers....yep hail then sunshine!

nice to see the robin pose for some pics ( or just sunbathing)

Black birds always around...

whats wrong with the colour of my beak?

and finally just caught this starling as he took off...

Thanks Hazy for giving me my fix with the male Stonechat, I think they are fabulous birds. Plus of course the lovely Robin.
Great variety in your garden Linda, we all love the lollipops, wish they would visit here more often. Your black beaked blackbird could be one from last year? It will get the orange beak when properly mature - not sure but someone will probably correct me as I am known to be often wrong!!

Thanks Gaynor. The lollipops were spread out on different feeders all over the garden today...lovely sight and sound!
Thanks for the info on not so orange beak....new one for me!