fishing Grey Heron

 

Little Egrets and Grey Heron

 

recent weather and birds images

 Sunday was caught out in an unexpected hail storm but a fine rainbow developed and a few Lapwings obliged; flocks of Dunlin glinted against the black sky; last night the cloud cleared just before sunset and the Golden Plovers sort of obliged - an hour after sunset a Grey Heron did its best to inspire 

Bittern et al

thought I had better make a bit of Bittern effort but not. great result -- 3-4 birds seen -- Sparvs, the female Marsh Harrier hovering up the dead Starlings

Grey Heron fly by

you need to see the eye or so conventional wisdom has it -- 

a few more birds from Alkborough Flats

Water Pipits are never it seems easy to approach for some bizarre reason; another young or adult male Marsh Harrier and one of the local Spotted Redshanks

Grey Heron on ice