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

gaynorsl said:

Good handy perch for the Wood pigeon Mike, nice to see as I don't get any in the garden, plenty of ferals though.

Also good to see the Siskin Linda, lovely little bird to have visiting.

Thank you Gaynor. We have quite a few wood pigeons that frequent the garden, and always a source of entertainment, especially when they feed from the feeders.

With the inclement weather we've all been enjoying, nature has still been busy, and spring is coming...

The daffs in the garden are growing well, and about on track for flowering, as normal, around the end of March to early April.

However, what isn't normal, the daffs in the second photo, which are nicely advanced on the daffs in the first photo, are usually a week or so behind the others!

Hi Mike- your daffodils bloom any day  now - in my yard are a few coming up, too, but not so many.

Here some mixed shots of mine for odds & sods.

Peek-a-boo

Reed Bunting (m)

Finally got a half-decent shot of the Black-shouldered Kite. I was looking at some storks nests with my bins & it came into my field of view. It was very close & grabbed camera & took shots before checking settings. Never mind. I'll keep trying.

They are very photogenic, just always a bit too far, but lots around.

Very nice capture Hazel.

Thanks Jim, they've gone from being very rare visitors to 8 in our small area in just a year (with one at least breeding pair). They are moving north very quickly. They'll soon be in the UK at this rate.

What a beauty Hazel, lovely to see a raptor we don't have in UK

I suspect this one was bred and released for sport. Also a pair of Hare further in the field.