I don’t have photos but some of the most exciting birds I have seen in the area (apart from the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - totally agree) are
- Peregrine in Westwood Park
- Buzzard in Westwood Park
- Red Kite in the old camberwell cemetry
- Yellow Wagtail at Tesco Garage
- Grey Wagtail but at Dulwich Ponds (not FH of course)
Other more common birds I am fond of round here are
- the other two woodpeckers
- nuthatch
- fieldfare
- redwing
- tawny owl (recently returned)
- sparrowhawk
- kestrel
- garden warbler
- blackcap
Each year I take some photos of the frogs in my bucket pond, and later in the year the wasps and insects that stop for a drink. I highly recommend having one (assuming no young kids / adequate safety).
Anyway, in this time of reflection:
And this is a frog not a crocodile though with this angle and with one eye closed it looks different
Did you take this? That candidate for wildlife picture of the year.
What lens do you use for these? Great!
Yes my photo, cropped. It was a tricky shot as I had my 6 year old balancing on my shoulders at the time!
I have an Olympus MFT Camera, and used a Panasonic 100-400 for this @187mm. I find it’s a pretty versatile wildlife lens and works well for me, but is a bit heavy.
Great shot.
One of my favourite and in my view most beautiful local wild bird, the goldfinch. I think they are just leaving their nests with young now and I think I saw tonight a family of them out feeding on the ground. If you are interested and visiting parks or overlook gardens there should be plenty of birds periodically with all the young leaving nests and / or adults hunting overtime for feed those not ready to.
Saw some sparrows in the garden for the first time today since we moved here 15 years ago! Have often seen them on Grierson Road going to the station but never around here. Used to see so many as a child in West London.
Here is a crow in the fading light from a couple of days ago.
Seen in my garden yesterday afternoon. Can anyone confirm what it is?
I’m guessing a damsel fly of some sort…
I think it would be the common blue damsel fly…
I had a look in my book - maybe a Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly? I’m no expert though!
Found this beautiful stag beetle in our garden. It was on its back struggling so the kids gently turned it over. We had a ruler from a school activity and it measured just under 7cm… pretty large for this time of year!
Thanks, logged!