Drookit!
15th Jun 2025
Drookit?
It’s a Scottish word for soaking wet and I love it, it just fits! 🙂 … More Drookit!
Tag: Birds
The Young Ones
14th Jun 2025
For the past couple of years I have tried to photograph as many of the different birds that bring young to our feeders and what a range it is! I started in 2023 when I first saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker family arrive which I thought was an amazing opportunity but when a Rook and Carrion Crows turned up, I was blown away. … More The Young Ones
Red Kite flying display
12th Jun 2025
It was one of those wow moments as I realised there were around five or six birds swooping and swirling overhead, I didn’t know where to start! Then one bird demanded attention. … More Red Kite flying display
Wandering the Patch
4th Jun 2025
I headed out for a walk around the patch, the area around our home that I can walk and explore without the need of the car … More Wandering the Patch
Down in the Den
3rd Jun 2025
Walking in Den o’ Alyth can feel like you have stepped back in time, like you stepped into a primeval rainforest. … More Down in the Den
Into town and down the Den
3rd Jun 2025
We went for a walk yesterday … … More Into town and down the Den
Our Mistle Thrush
25th May 2025
I’m always harping on about how lucky we are to have all the birds we do as garden visitors but, to have a Mistle Thrush drop in on a regular basis is pretty special to me. I’ve added this unedited shot to show what I actually managed to capture, I’m often reacting quickly to an … More Our Mistle Thrush
I went for a walk today
30th Apr 2025
April 30th 2025 – Only on the patch, the sun was out, the breeze was light and I rarely head out much before lunch time so, what the heck eh? 08:30 and I was out! Shock, horror probe!!! Early bird etc. Actually that breeze was still a wee bit chilly so I had a light … More I went for a walk today
Photographing wildlife?
26th Apr 2025
I’m not sure how many of you out there, who check my blog, photograph birds, possibly among other things like me? It can be hugely rewarding if you do, not only spotting a bird or other animal you’ve wanted to photograph for ages but getting that great shot, even of those common birds we see … More Photographing wildlife?
Our Garden Visitors (R)
25th Apr 2025
Red-legged Partridge I have mentioned that we live on a farm, in the country haven’t I? Hence we get Pheasant and Partridge in the garden, which is nice. Both species of Partridge drop in now and again and we see and hear them in the surrounding area quite often, this is not a hunted area! … More Our Garden Visitors (R)
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