After yet another successful year on the Odds & Sods thread, initially started I think by Hazy, it might be wise to kickstart the 2023 thread off.
Thank you to those who have contributed to last years thread, and there has been very interesting odds and sods in "Odds & Sods 2022" that aren't enough to place into a dedicated thread, which you can look back on the following link:
https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/278729/odds-sods-2022/1417300?pifragment-4285=76#pifragment-4285=1
What better for me, and as yet, I've not ventured far, ewe know what I mean, with this lassie on Baddesley Clinton estate yesterday....
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Matches the google pics for Cetti's Angus!
Edit: Sorry to have misled, Google Lens indicates common Chiffchaff as posted by Robbo!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
From this evening:
On safer ground, identification wise, than my so called Cetti's warbler.
A Roe deer stag. This particular stag was some 50m away from the Blackwater valley footpath. It was in plain sight of four people, stood on footpath; three of whom were looking at a Little Ringed Plover. It was totally unconcerned, just ambled along a piece of banking (constructed by Inert last year), stopping every now and again to nibble at something.
Some context first, with my lens pulled back to 150mm. There are two pieces of banking in this photo. They enclose a large tract of wetland and reed beds; and separate it from what will become and elongated Manor lake, which is yet another bit of wetland, marsh and reed beds. The beastie ambled left to right along the water's edge, quite nonchalantly, before slowly climbing up the bank.
Cranking my lens out to its full 600mm
90% luck, 5% field craft, 5% camera skills.
A few from the Easter weekend. Just taken locally.
What?
Woody Woodpecker
Ickle Coal Tit
Ickler Wren
Thanks Tigerss. Everytime I see woodies they are right at the top of tall trees and hiding! I was pleased with the coal tit as I have had that feeder up since early last year and it's the first bird to visit. And we don't see a lot of coal tits around here, certatinly not in my garden ...
I particularly like the Wren. Lovely, clear shot, and so close.
Thanks guys for your kind comments ...