Gannets of Bempton

A few shots from last Friday's visit to Bempton Cliffs of Gannets one of my favourite birds.

The third shot, my favourite is slightly blighted by green from the grasses on the cliff top.

All of the shots are full frame with no cropping.

Peregrine Flight

I had thirty minutes looking for sight of the Peregrines on Friday, at first I did not see them but then saw one bird high up on a rock preening. After viewing in the scope I got the camera and it immediately set off in flight, went away from me and then two birds appeared. I manged a couple of shots before the birds disappeared.

After waiting ten minutes I was putting the gear back in the car when they flew directly overhead. That would have been the shot. I hope to return soon.

Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

I had a day off work today and spent most of it at Bempton Cliffs RSPB.

For some reason I was drawn to the Fulmars and spent the morning looking for flight shots of these great birds.

The Fulmar is a bird of the open sea and can glide effortlessly but then flaps its wing like a gull.

Fulmars have an exceptionally long period of immaturity and on average do not breed until they are nine years of age, they look at a possible nesting site for years before settling there and in their colonies eject a foul smelling fluid from their mouths at intruders.

Young Blackies

We do not have a garden, these pictures are off two juvenilles on our shed roofs above our bird feeders. There seems to be lots of Blackbirds around at the moment.

Tree Sparrows

Pictured coming from East Hide at Filey Dams last Sunday close to in the hedge adjacent to the board walk.

Norfolk Round Up

Common Whitethoat, Choosely Barns

Another Sedge Warbler

Gadwell, Cley Marshes

Egyptian Goose, Cockshoot Broad

Great Crested Grebe, Cockshoot Broad

A last few shots from our Norfolk holiday. Back at work it all seems so long ago now, I promise not to show any more shots from this visit. Not long till our next trip though although not sure where to go, maybe the wonderful Northumbrian coast beckons.

Little Grebe

A few shots of a Little Grebe in full summer plumage taken in front of a hide at North Cave YWT on Sunday in full bright sunshine.