Bird Lover

Do you have a family member who enjoys wildlife, but who would like to know what time to spot things, and where to find them? My unique 2018 Yorkshire Wildlife calendar contains over 300 suggestions on what to see, when to look for it, and where you may find them. Photos include: Puffins, Peregrine, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Little Owls, Hen Harrier, Lapwing, Turnstone, Broad-bodied Chaser, Grey Wagtail, Bearded Tit, Wheatear, Woodcock & Waxwing. More details here:  

There were some good photographic opportunities in the final 2 weeks of term.  Some of these have already been posted - Red Kites on the ground.  What follows include some aerial shots of the Kites, plus some becalmed in still weather in trees.  At the some location the grey Wagtail showed well, but the marsh Tit was much harder to capture a Nuthatch was the trickiest of all to track down. Red Kite Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Taking Off Redwing  Still a Difficult Subject A little better Even Better? Face the camera Turning its head Good enough for the calendar? Marsh Tit Grey Wagtail Ditto  Goldcrest Female Bullfinch  Fungi Record Shot of Nuthatch Red Kite Marooned by no wind One taking Off Perched Taking Off Red Kite (c) 2017 Margaret Richardson Ditto  Buzzard (c) 2017 Margaret Richardson  Hawfinch (c) 2017 Tony Robinson Ditto Ditto Earlier in the term, when the tides were perfect we had to miss out on Paull because the winds were atrocious.  However, toward&