This was taken today at Allhallows at 13-05pm

This disgusting mess has been dumped in a very pretty little one way lane at Allhallows and is a place I park the car to do a little birding, you are looking east up the Thames, and if this was a panorama the third shot right would depict Southend which was very visible and clear in the sun. In the bay but a little to far for bino's there were a lot of waders on the mud but as to there identity that will remain unknown.

Raptor Exhibition

Hi All, I have decided to have an Exhibition of my Raptor pictures, it should be up and running in about four days so please drop in. Dave

Angle Shades

Thanks Greenie for the ID.

Cabbage White

About to alight.

Avocet Exhibition

Hello all I am guilty of not posting with the regularity that has been my habit in the past, all this has been due to bad health, so, I have gone over my stock of pic's and have decided to have an Avocet exhibition, with some shots of this and last year, I will be posting more, so here's hoping you enjoy this present batch, it certainly cheers me up.

Black Tailed Godwits

A flight of Godwits at RSPB Elmley

Harrier disturbance.

Marauding Marsh Harrier put up these resting birds.

Follow my lead.

Squadron leader B.H.Gull leading the squadron into an attack on a fuel dump, half a loaf of bread, mission accomplished successfully.

Temminks Stint ?

At Oare

Brent Geese

Grazing on the salmarsh at Harty Ferry.

Bar Headed Goose

Bar Headed Goose obviously an escapee.

Avocet and Shellduck

Very aggressive Avocet picks on a Shellduck, well thats the way it was photographed, but have I photographed a totally new cross breed two thirds Avocet and one third shellduck?

Caterillar in my garden

Caterpillar that of a Vapourer Moth.

Thanks Greenie

Comma Butterfly

Very pleasant to see this Comma basking in the warm sunshine yesterday afternoon 18.9.08, in my garden still lots of Whites and

a few Admirals about.

End of Road Kill Saga

This final leap was about two and a half feet after which it only had to scurry a short distance to cover, and obscurity, I dashed out of my camper hoping perhaps it would make another appearance , it never did, but I could hear the stoat having trouble dragging its quarry through the dense undergrowth, but after a couple of minutes all went silent.

End of saga...

Road Kill Saga

The final push

Road Kill Saga.

The Stoat finally came up with the answer and surmounting its mobility problem by a series of leaps and bounds, it must have had its lair somewhere to the left of the road, but considered the prize worth the exposure.

Road Kill Saga

The Stoat was a little skittish and took cover several times but always returned to the quarry.

Road Kill Saga

By this time the carcass was in the middle of the road, and proposed a bit of a problem as the stoat had trouble walking.

Corn Bunting

On a post at Elmley.

Stoat and road kill

This is the first of a series I will publish the quality is a bit down as this was shot through the camper screen had I got out he would have made an exit at this point he or she is pondering the question, how do I get it home? He or She does but you'll have to wait for the next pic, not to long.

Avocet Family

I kept my eye on the progress of this pair the prior shots are the inception the eggs and in this shot reared successfully two young.

Avocet with eggs

RSPB ELMLEY

Mating Avocets

A Crab Spider

But I'm glad its not my size, as it was in my garden...

Thanks Greenie for the ID.

Buzzard

Taken at Elmley enroute to the farm...

Albino Kite ?

This was taken in Wales I assumed it was a Kite but could it be a Buzzard???

Redshanks

Here demonstrating the "Stuker" manoeuvre on a female...