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Whilst on a walk through the Hayling Island nature reserve I found this object on a rose shrub along the trail. It is a gall with relationship between flora and fauna. The object is obviously flora but the fauna aspect is explained below the image. DSC_1068-L.jpg Galls are formed by the...

A few days on and the fledglings no longer are being fed by their parents - they should have learnt what food there is to eat and where to find it. This little fledgling was found in the bushes, snoozing. It remained asleep as I approached. I had to whistle to gain its attention...

Thank you for your kind comments. It's always a pleasure to see the renewal each year.

The following day more Sparrows had fledged. Hope you like these. Best wishes Peter

It's been a very good year for nesting in the garden. we have had one pair of Blue Tits using the nest box, A group of Dunnock, a Wren, Robin and several Sparrows in the hedges surrounding the garden. A large number of Goldfinch roosting and nesting in a large clump of bamboo. This week was the...

Virtually every morning, at dawn, this bird feeds on my bird feeding station. Usually raiding the peanuts. Recently, he has started to visit in broad daylight raiding some ants nests. These birds are normally timid and would disappear on spotting someone - the yellow rump showing when the bird...

This breeding season has been very tough with very high tides swept in on low atmospheric pressure systems and high winds. This has had a devastating affect on the Gulls and Tern chicks and eggs. Undeterred, these birds are trying again, for the third time for the gulls. Here a Black Headed...

and a Dunnock was seen, gathering food on the trail to feed its young. To the East of the Hayling Billy Trail is the 19th century Oysterbed workings, now the West Hayling Local Nature Reserve, in Langstone Harbour. A little Egret can be seen landing on the bank (lower left) and a Common...

Some images of wildlife seen during my short walk, 3 june 2015. A young immature Blackbird calling out to be fed. This was taken meadow, south of the marsh area, to the east of the Hayling Billy Trail. In the same area sheep were present to help naturally manage the meadow land. Sheep...

These birds are often mistaken for the Sparrow which is due to the similarity in size and plumage. The obvious difference is the longer sharply pointed bill. They are often called Hedge Sparrows although they are NOT related. They form family groups and unusually will form 2 male 1 female or...

The Grey Squirrel was introduced to the UK at the turn of the 19th/20th century. Since then, it has displaced the native Red Squirrel from large parts of England and Wales. They out competed the Reds for food. Here are a few images of a grey squirrel feeding on the fat balls at the bird table...

These were taken in my garden, all hand held. The Green Woodpecker is a very shy and nervous bird that digs for insects and grubs in grassy woodland clearings. The normal view of these birds is the yellow rump as it flies away! ISO 2000, f 5.6, 1/6400, fl 105 mm. This was the final shot I was...

These colourful birds are resident in the UK. They are called Goldfinch from the yellow feathers in their wings. Camera D7200 + Tamaron 150 - 600 mm lens Best wishes Peter

It has been a while since I last posted on here but other things have got in the way. I have been looking at what can be done to get low light and improved ISO performance to supplement my Olympus E5/E3 equipment and settled on this Nikon/Tamron solution. I have to say that I am very pleased...

Thank you for your very nice reply and comment:). I am glad you like these:thumbsup: