Out and about

This Reed Bunting

singing away in the sun,

is my first one of the year.

Duchess Lake 15-03-17

 Same day and obviously 

the sun doing its best

start spring.

Blossom

looking great.

 This poor Magpie

had real trouble flying

in the strong gusty wind

on 17-03-17

at Patchway station.

 Pilning wetlands had

plenty of water birds

but the only decent

photo was of this

Goldfinch.

 Femail Mallard

on Duchess lake.

 First Tree Creeper

I have seen in six years

seen in Hermatage Wood

Stoke Park

19.03.17

Owls are so soft.

Yesterday I visited my Mum

for her 84 birthday.

My brother brought up 3 owls

A Barn Owl called

Lilo.

 The smallest 

a Little Owl

called

Gem

 and this monster.

A Eurasian Eagle Owl

called

 Oscar.

Purdown Walk 04-02-17

A pair of Canada Geese

have taken up residence

on Duchess lake.

Filton Abbey Wood 13-02-17

Long Tailed Tit

watching the trains

 Whilst this Blackbird

wasn't interested

Photos from my walks around Stoke Park and Purdown, Bristol.

A friendly Black Headed Gull

while fishing near Clevedon.

 On the edge of Duchess Lake

the local Heron watching me.

 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

 Squirrel playing statue

 Squirrel feeding

 Hungry Blackbird

 Posing Bluetit

 Jay sunning its self

 So is this Robin.

 Wood sculpture on

a fallen log

 Shy Nuthatch

First Class 68 for me. 05-05-16

First Class 68 loco for me is

68011

 which was top and tailing

the Bridgewater to Crewe

with 57003

at 13.11.

 On the Ashchurch to Bristol Kingsland Road

was Tamper

DR77901

at 12.50

Garden visitor 03-05-16

This Wood Pigeon

visited our back Garden

this afternoon

to hoover up the seed that the Sparrows

dropped while feeding.