This Canada Goose gosling was being very adventurous straying away on its own. It soon scurried back to the crèche when a magpie landed nearby.
These geese have perfected the art of “gang brooding” which gives the chicks from a number of adults extra protection by forming a crèche. A crèche can number between 10 and 100 goslings of various age.
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He’s sexy and he knows it ! Reed Buntings are looking their most smart in May with their black heads and throat with a large white collar.
It’s breeding season and the males will often sing with their brown and black marked wings drooped to show off a pale grey rump.
I think that they are beautiful at this time of year and I love to photograph them.
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This rabbit was resting close to dense cover. Although relaxed, she has her ears up listening out for the slightest sounds of danger. Whilst I slowly crept closer she actually lay flat out on the grass asleep for a while.
Judging by her fur which looks patchy, she probably had a nest of young ones and was having a rest away from them. Rabbit does will use their own fur to line the nest. Rabbits were introduced to the UK many centuries ago for food and are now a huge food source for predatory wildlife of all kinds. It is said that 90% of rabbits die in their first year so this one is one of the lucky ones. Rabbits can breed at 4 months old and go on to have 3 or 4 broods per year !
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I was pleased to capture this image of a Heron with a Perch a couple of days ago. I have watched them fishing and catching many times, but I usually fail to get a photograph. They have a habit of turning their heads away from me at the vital moment, thankfully this one obliged. I had to be quick though, as this heron is very wary and doesn’t tolerate people being nearby. It flew off with it’s fish a second after this shot.
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Smaller and more scarce than the Common Snipe, Jack Snipe are secretive birds of lowland wetland habitat. They are winter visitors, but using their incredible camouflage to stay hidden, they are not easily seen. When able to view them feeding, as I did, they move slowly with a curious slow bobbing motion as they walk, probing the marshy ground for invertebrates. It was wonderful to watch and photograph this little beauty.
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