Yesterday I arrived at Rothbury for a meeting about 15 minutes early so I took a short walk along the river with the camera. Three
Goosanders and a
Grey Wagtail were the only things of note bird-wise but a fluke shot of a
Buff tailed Bumblebee at
Snakeshead Fritillary made me pleased I had bothered taking my gear!
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Snakeshead Fritillary and Buff-tailed Bumblebee |
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Goosander |
Outside of the village Willow Warblers were everywhere but there were no Green Hairstreaks despite the 16 degrees on the mercury...
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Willow Warbler |
3 comments:
Just got my own snap of a buff tailed queen on a dandelion. Your execellent bird shots I could never match, however.
Superb bee shot in particular. I've yet to see any Green Hairstreaks this spring but they are out down here (Hants) in reasonable numbers apparently.
Simon - Just keep at it. As long as you are enjoying taking pictures of wildlife thats all that matters. Good Luck.
CT - Thanks. We are usually two weeks later in spring than the south coast, so I'll try for the butterflies later when the weather gets mild again.
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