OCTOBER BEES FEASTING ON FUCHSIA, LATE AFTERNOON


I don’t feel I quite nailed this motion shot! But it sort of works. In a way.

SAND PATTERNS – WEYMOUTH, DORSET


SAND PATTERNS – WEYMOUTH, DORSET

BIRD ON A WIRE: A SEPTEMBER SWALLOW PREPARES FOR A LONG FLIGHT


BIRD ON A WIRE: A SEPTEMBER SWALLOW PREPARES FOR THE LONG FLIGHT SOUTH

RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLIES ON WHITE BUDDLEIA – DORSET


RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLIES ON WHITE BUDDLEIA – DORSET

PEACOCK BUTTERFLIES ON WHITE BUDDLEIA – DORSET


PEACOCK BUTTERFLIES ON WHITE BUDDLEIA – DORSET

DETAILS OF A SOMERSET CHURCH WALL – ST MICHAEL’S, BLACKFORD


The walls of this church, apparently of uniform colour from a distance, are richly patterned with lichen and varied hues. All these images were taken within about 12 feet of each other, ranging from weathered Ham stone wall to lichen-capped stone face 

OLYMPIC GOLD PILLAR BOX, SHERBORNE DORSET


OLYMPIC GOLD PILLAR BOX TO HONOUR PETER WILSON’S GOLD MEDAL IN SHOOTING (DOUBLE TRAP) – OUTSIDE THE POST OFFICE, CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DORSET 

STOP PRESS to see Magic Mo’s Golden Post Box in Isleworth, London, click the always excellent bee-centric blog http://missapismellifera.com Then look at all the bee posts to see the joy – and occasional sadness – of beekeeping

THE MO-BOXOli Scarff / Getty / Guardian

SPARROWS NESTING IN WALL CAVITIES (VIDEO)


I previously posted about the sparrows that started building nests this year in small cavities in the stone wall at the gable end of our house. The top room, now a bedroom, was formerly the hayloft – the brickwork shows the extent of the hayloft entrance

The walls are very thick, so there is plenty of room without the risk of birds bursting through into the room beyond…

Today the wall was busy with adults coming and going. I tried to see if I could get a picture of sparrow chicks, but they were too far into the cranny. Turn up the volume and you can hear them, though…

[vimeo https://vimeo.com/46443292]

AN ADOPTED DUCKLING & HIS NEW FAMILY…


 

 

A WHITE DUCKLING AND HIS ADOPTIVE FAMILY – OXFORDSHIRE

This duckling struggled to keep up with the rest of the family in a rain-swollen current.  He soon got the hang of it and was able to lead the troop…

 

ROLLRIGHT STONES, OXFORDSHIRE: (2) LATE-NEOLITHIC STONE CIRCLE


THE ROLLRIGHT STONES – OXFORDSHIRE