Your Wildlife Sightings!

Thanks all

 

A few more from the weekend.

 

Going shopping this morning and look what Caroline saw in our garden. A Hummingbird Hawk Moth. She managed to get a wee video of it before it flew away. As much as I hate moths, it was superb to see

 

Great spot, well done Caroline

 

Had this Leopard Frog Pleco for nearly 7 years and this is the first time I’ve been able to get a close up photo of it. Very stealthy fish and is mainly nocturnal. If you look above it there is another fish laying flat on the rock (Hill stream loach)

 

A few from Sunday morning at Portavade, i went out a bit too early and had to wait for a couple of hours until the tide went out far enough that i could get into a decent spot for a few snaps, I was happy to see a pair of Eider Ducks hanging around as i'd never seen them in the flesh before.

 

Great pics Johnie. Eider Ducks are stunning birds Johnie. I love the green colour the males have on the faces

 

One for Pete and John, i took this pic on Sunday morning, some breed of Duck, any Bhoys I.D. them?

 

Not too sure Johnie but they could be Common Scoter. My learned friend Pete could put you right Johnie. Great pics though

 

A fine photo of a neat flock of half a dozen Common Scoter Johnie, 4 males and 2 females

 

Spot on good friend they are indeed Common Scoter

 

Pretty quiet on the whole in my wee Wildlife world but on Sunday evening i had a good close up in the dark at 11pm of a lovely Badger enjoying the unsalted peanuts and left over beef i out out. And early this afternoon i enjoyed a cool Male Kestrel taking shelter from the rain as me and Ruby Roo got soaked

 

Thanks Bhoys, that's another first sighting .

 

A few from the weekend at Portavade.

 

The oyster catchers are brilliant even though they are noisy wee blighters but generally don’t bother anyone

 

Love the Gannet Johnie

 

Love the colour of that Rook Johnie. Superb pic