HOLIDAY SNAPS

Just recently I enjoyed a week's holiday on the beautiful North Norfolk coast...lots of birding, lots of walking and, of course, the usual mix of weather!
As you would expect I took more than a few photos! 
It's still an ongoing job sorting them out but I'm slowly wading my way through them.


Here's some that I think are worth sharing....

 A desert island?

 Distant Whimbrel

 Ancient beauty

 Colour amongst the seaweed...male Linnet

 There be jungle!

 Cause for excitement...a scarce Curlew Sandpiper.

 Now, where's that deckchair seller and the ice cream man?

 Fulmar 1

Fulmar 2 

 Taking in the view

 Little Tern

 Stranded

 Spoonbill

 North Westerlies...again!

 Redshank on guard

Reed Bunting

 

And a bit of a sunset to end with....

...I hope you weren't too bored?

 

A SELECTION OF RECENT IMAGES

Over the last couple of days I've made a start on that enviable job of sorting through, and processing, the backlog of images that I've taken on recent outings!...

Here's a few that I think are worthy of posting!

Taken on May 30th. at RSPB Minsmere Marsh in Suffolk, this Hobby was putting on a spectacular display as it hawked for insects over the Reed beds before deciding to pose for a photo call on a branch just outside the hide window.

A quick reaction shot of a Little Ringed Plover as it skimmed low over the water at RSPB Titchwell  in Norfolk on June 6th.

We thought the behaviour of this Redshank a little odd as it was making lots of noise as it circled low over our heads, until we heard some 'cheeping' coming from the bottom of the nearby Reeds and realised we were being 'warned off' from the chicks that were hidden there!

This Grey Heron looked the picture of decorum  until it spotted me approaching  and made a rather unglamorous exit...April 10th. Grand Union Canal towpath  beside  Marsworth Reservoir  in Buckinghamshire. 

Catching up time - part 1

I find it much easier to go out and take the photographs than I do sitting at the computer processing and sorting them, especially when we have decent weather like we`ve had recently (I guess I`m not the only one!), but at last I’ve managed to find some time to catch up and process some images of my recent outings.

Images taken on and around Beacon Hill in Buckinghamshire on 28th  March. 

Pitstone Mill

Gorse (ulex eurupaeus)

Male Chaffinch in full song

Meadow Pipit

Male Linnet

A proud mum

Images taken at College Lake Buckinghamshire on April 6th

Redshank

Snipe

 Images taken at Caldecotte Lake Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire on April 7th

Two images of Keith`s Bramblings. Sorry Keith, this is the best I could do, the birds were very skittish due to the numerous dogs and joggers!!

(Keith, could you please do a little pruning before my next visit,Thanks).

And finally my first Brimstone photograph of the year, this Female settled just long enough for me to get a couple of quick shots.

 Part two of Catching up time to follow later!