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Boar spotting!
Went looking for the boar we saw on sat night earlier, sadly didn't see them but we did see signs of them and I took a few other shots.Treecreeper - poor shot but best I could manageBoar wallow and...
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Woorgreen Lake and Lydney Docks
Went to Woorgreen lake and Lydney Docks today, saw a few new species and got a lot of photographs.Pied WagtailTufted DuckShelduckOystercatcherGreylag goslingGrey HeronFallow Deer
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Spring babies
Went to 3 lakes in the forest today, Speech House Lake, Woorgreen Lake and Cannop Ponds. There were a lot of babies around.Speech House LakeMute swan pen sat on the nestMandarin ducklings we had a...
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Coal tit, Nuthatch and Chaffinch
We put some seed, fat nibbles and fat balls on the table down Cannop to see what we could tempt down. Nuthatch better shot but still not the best.Coal titChaffinch
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House Sparrow
One of the House sparrow families fledged today, although I didn't get any pictures of the chicks this is dad showing them how its done. Mum was around to and they were both teaching the chicks how to...
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Water babies
The cygnets of our local pair of Mute swans have hatched after about 5 weeks of incubation. There are 7 of them and they are very cute.Heres the penThe proud fatherMum having a scratchCygnet having a...
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New lens and the garden birdwatch
My 'sidekick' was otherwise engaged today so I didn't travel far. I went for a nice stroll through the woods but didn't see anything of any significance. I did have a fair few visitors at the feeders...
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Female House Sparrow
First up its the mice or are they baby rats? We aren't so sure now. What do you think?Female House sparrow
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I was out early this morning. Set out towards my local lake where I saw these Coots posturingIt soon turned into an all out brawlAt one point a juvenile got involved, ganging up on the otherI met this...
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Nagshead Nature Reserve
Took a trip to Nagshead today. It was very hot and as a consequence there wasn't much about. I did take quite a few photos and had a first. A Pied Flycatcher landed on a branch about 20feet away from...
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Female Houses sparrow dust bathingFledgling Blue titBlackbird Bathing with Goldfinches
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Woorgreen Lake
Mandarin DucklingHouse MartinCuckoo Spit - Froghopper eggsCommon Blue - P.icarusBroad Bodied ChaserCommon Blue Damselfly
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Bugs and birds
Not been out much lately to take photos due to suffering from hay fever which is leaving me tired amongst other things. Anyway ventured into the garden today to snap a few shots of the local birds....
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Highnam Woods
Went out with Katie from http://lifeintheforestofdean.blogspot.com/ today. We went to RSPB Highnam Woods, where to be honest not a lot was about though did manage to take some macro shots of various...
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Woorgreen Lake again!
Popped to the lake today with Katie from life in the forest, to take my mind off a few family problems. There was a lot of insect activity and 2 grey herons were back on the lake though they both...
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woodland stroll
Went out for a quick stroll through the woods after having seen a doe and fawn several times over the last week or so. Alas they didn't appear today but did get a few other interesting shots. First off...
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Birds of the day!
Went to Cannop Ponds and Woorgreen lake today with Katie from life in the forest. We were both pleased to see the Mute swan family doing so well this year. They have managed to raise all 7 of their...
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Insects!
Gatekeeper Speckled woodSmall white with damaged wingsFemale Emerald Damselfly?
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Cyril Hart arboretum and Cannop Ponds.
We went to Cyril Hart arboretum nr Speech House on thursday. There is over 200 species of tree there some of which were pretty cool. We also took a walk along to Speech house lake, which unlike the...
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Soudley ponds and cannop ponds (again)
Soudley pondsNice shaped piece of woodRobin -favourite picture of the dayLadybirdMallard Duckling
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Cygnets and Sparrows
Not posted in a while, due to work, Uni and other problems. However, I'm back.This spring has been one of the driest in record, with no significant rainfall in the south for months. Bank holiday Monday...
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