MERE SANDS WOOD G C GREBE PHOTOS.

I`ve visited Mere Sands Wood three times in March to photograph the grebes on one of the days the light was wonderful and the grebes came very close.I managed to capture many photographs of this very photogenic bird and have posted a few of my favourite images below.

MARSHSIDE ADVOCET IMAGES.

I`ve been meaning to go to Marshside for three or four years to photograph the Advocets but due to one thing and another I`ve never got round to it,but this year I finally made the trip and managed to capture a few images.Only two birds were close enough for the lens and dispite being harassed by the many BHG`s they posed nicely for the camera on a few occasions.I`ve posted a few images of this beautiful wader below from the many images I captured.

CATCHING UP.

A few snapshot images I`ve captured around and about over the last couple of weeks.The wren is a follow on from my wren project,while the hares were taken at Newton Marsh at various times of the day as was the pheasant image,the bed of crocus was taken on Ashton Park while the image of the barn owl was taken at Inskip a quick fly by after a two hour wait.[I was just happy to see the bird as it`s been quite a while since I`ve seen one].

LITTLE JENNY WREN IMAGES.

Looking back at my old images I realized that I didn`t have any images of the jenny wren,so over the last few weeks I`ve made a determined to rectify this and have been on a mission to capture images of this small  elusive bird.It`s been an enjoyable and successful project and I`m very pleased with the images that I have captured a few of which I have posted below.

RED-THROATED DIVER AT FAIRHAVEN LAKE.

A few images of the stunning winter plumage Red Throated Diver that has been on Fairhaven Lake for the last few days.The bird is in wonderful condition and doesn`t seem to be injured or ill in any way,and is happily diving and catching food.

KESTREL`S IN FLIGHT.

Over the last few days as the weather has improved I`ve been out and about trying to capture images of kestrels in flight.At Inskip there`s a large overgrown common that kestrels hunt regularly and instead of chasing the birds I`ve sat down  waited and hoped the birds would come into range of the camera.BINGO on three or four occasions the kestrels have come very close and I`ve captured images  that I`m very pleased with a few of which I have posted below.

NEWTON MARSH ON ICE.

Most of the water was frozen leaving just a small area at the entrance pool ice free for the ducks to concentrate,perfect for me to capture a few images with the camera.A great tick for me was the pintail a first for me on the marsh in over six years of visits.