A Little Quite Late . . .

Late afternoon & we headed out to ring our first pulli of the season - 4 Song Thrush chicks, quite big & constantly open-mouthed & begging for food - fantastic! After ringing these & on the way back home, we came across a pair of Little Owl - sat perfectly poised on an old branch next to the road - what an unexpected photographic opportunity - glad I had my big lens as well as my macro!

'Spring Ash in the Air' 18.04.10

The last couple of weeks saw the departure of the last of the Lesser Redpolls at our local feeding station & the start of some serious nest finding sessions both locally and at Wicken Fen. Having been ill for the last few weeks with a flu type bug and chest infection, time out in the field has been sporadic to say the least! However I did get my first Wheatear (2) & Swallow (1) on the 4th April at Landguard, along with 2 fabulous Firecrest bathing in small puddle just before dusk. My first Sand Martins (2) and a Sedge Warbler (1) were on the 8th at Martlesham Creek. On the 7th April Phil had 2 Great-white Egrets over the car near the BT Building in Martlesham on the way home from work! I have also been photographing early spring insects . . . .