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
Image courtesy of Wikipedia and RSPB respectively. Eresus sandaliatus (aka Ladybird spider), surely these aren't terrifying as eight legged creatures go.
Apparently, RSPB et al released a whole lot into their Arne reserve in Dorset. Worth a visit to try and photograph them. The Memsahib might leave me to it. Not overly fond of spiders. I'm often called upon for spider rescue duties.
90% luck, 5% field craft, 5% camera skills.
Good luck spotting them.... they're teeny weeny!
And if you're down there keep an eye out for our white tailed eagles..... and you may as well pop over to Brownsea for red squirrels
Cin J
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
A couple from a reserve just down the road
After a bit of patience a wren that had been sitting in the reeds finally actually came into view!
And also after briefly seeing a chiffchaff in the reeds, I snuck up on them, and managed to catch 1 or 2 decent photo's, although most of them had some important part covered by weeds
This one I actually edited a reed that was covering its eye up out the way as best as I could (aka not very well!)
And moorhens, which were the most common bird
And then the many dragonflies/damselflies that were extremely prevalent today!
Regards
Benji
Siskin:
Goldcrest: