After a long and wet period of absence I have decided to give a little update on the nature in my neighbourhood. Because there were no outings further afield, and even my own garden has been a miserable place for a while. But there were some rare moments of sunshine, including today, that warranted to go out and take some pictures.
I did fill my bird feeders just recently and while I was waiting for some customers, this Great Tit (Parus Major) came to see what was on offer. The ball is very popular with my garden friends, including the Grey Squirrels that have found a way to get the food. However, this one is still thinking about it.
The last couple of weeks a Redwing (Turdus Ilacus) visits my garden on a regular basis. It is always a pleasure to see it pick out a worm straight away. He never misses…
When there is a clear blue sky, it is still a challenge to get a nice shot of a bird in flight. At the beginning of this month, I did manage to get two of these shots: a Little Egret (Egretta Garzetta) and a juvenile Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus).
I always amazes me to see the shape of the wings being so adapted to the flight. But than again, otherwise they would fall lick a brick…
To finish this blog something I am still puzzled about. Today I saw a Black Swan (Cygnus Atratus) in Ruislip Lido. They normally live in Australia so I am not sure how this one came to Europe. Flying? Or escaped from a zoo or some private collection?
I have published this sighting on the London Bird Club Wiki; let’s see if somebody else knows more.
Much more common was the Blue Tit (Cyanistes Caeruleus) I saw today. It always makes me smile to see this little but colourful bird hop from tree to tree…and stop for a picture.
