Backlit Robin

Anybody who knows Alcester nature reserve, will know where this is, it is the old railway bridge that used to carry the branchline from Alcester to Great Alne and beyond. The old rivet heads are quite visible in this shot. It is always a good place to have a look for birds & Squirrels as some of the dog walkers put down bird seed etc.

Kingfisher flight

Well this should be interesting, I will be intrigued to hear peoples views on this pic, but first off all I will explain how it came about. I have had a few days off so I managed to get out with the camera a bit, nothing much was happening on the reserve, but while on the way back home I heard the high pitched peep of a Kingfisher as it shot past me downstream. So I waited there hoping it would come back the other way, sure enough after a little while it flashed past again. This was the resulting shot, as I just could not pan fast enough to keep up with it. At first I just disregarded this shot as rubbish, but after looking at it again on the computer and boosting the contrast a little I began to think again,as this was actually just as I saw it, a vibrant flash of blue. So I thought I would post it and see if people liked it or loathed it.

House Sparrows

I have been looking through some old files on my computer, trying to organise my pics a little better, and I came across this file which for some reason I had not used. I think the image is good enough to show, so have decided to include it. I know it is a only a pic of House Sparrows, but according to the R.S.P.B.they are becoming much less common, Some research suggests that there has been as much as a 50 per cent decline since 1990. So we should enjoy them while we can!.

Swan

First post for ages, due to job moving to another branch, plus having wisdom teeth removed (not to be recommended) Lol. So just to get things moving again a quick pic taken of a Swan on the River Arrow just outside Alcester.

Dragons & Damsels

A bit further afield today visiting my mates fishing lake the other side of Stratford upon Avon.

loads of dragonflies and Damselflies about. Managed to get a couple of pics, but will definitely be back to try and get some better shots. The top one I believe is a Ruddy Darter but if anybody thinks differently please let me know.

At last

At last I managed to get down to the nature reserve, all be it only for about an hour, but it was just great to be there. it has been a scorching hot day here in the Midlands, and I managed to forget my hat, so I am now sporting a very red head Lol. I only managed a few grab shots but I have posted them anyway. The first is just a scenic shot in bright light, then there is one I am not quite sure of, I thought they were Bluebells, but now I am not sure , they maybe some cultivated species, if anyone knows, please let me know. Then lastly there is a shot of Wild Garlic flower in dappled light, plenty of these about at the moment with their pungent aroma. I must get around to try and use these in cooking sometime.

Not enough time

I am sure everybody has the problem of lack of time, but I am really struggling to get out with the camera at the moment. I am having to work out of a different depot at the moment which is adding about two hours on to each day, it looks like this is going to go on for about twelve weeks.

So I am going to have to try and get a couple of hours at the weekends, hopefully!.

In the meantime here is a pic from last Autumn just to get something posted