Barn Owl1019 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
|
|
Swallows883 viewsAn adult Swallow flies in to feed it's young. Taken in South West Brittany in June 2008.
|
|
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool880 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
|
|
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool879 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.
|
|
Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla873 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012
|
|
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea863 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
|
|
Greenfinch861 views2008 heralded the first year we started to get regular visits from Greenfinch, they just love those sunflower hearts.
|
|
Cormorant854 viewsJuggling with an eel.
|
|
Barn Owl849 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
|
|
Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus843 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
|
|
Great crested Grebe837 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young
|
|
Water Rail837 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
|
|
Kingfisher836 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool
|
|
Long-eared Owl835 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here. They can be very difficult to see as usually tuck themselves away deep into the undergrowth. I got by far my best sightings & photographs at this particular visit.
|
|
Nuthatch834 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
|
|
Sparrowhawk830 viewsPrior to getting this shot we'd only had two fleeting glimpses of a Sparrowhawk in the garden, but on this occasion I was lucky enough to photograph this female checking out the birds visiting the feeders, fortunately for them it left empty handed.
|
|
Short-eared Owl827 viewstaken @ Lancaster Road, Pilling
|
|
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea826 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
|
|
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea824 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
|
|
Bittern - Botaurus stellaris823 viewsa nice sighting to start the New Year with, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
|
|
Nuthatch - Sitta europaea820 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
|
|
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea819 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
|
|
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea817 viewsStanley Park during a downpour
|
|
Great Crested Grebes814 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
|
|
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea806 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool
|
|
Kestrel801 viewsphotographed @ Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool
|
|
Firecrest796 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
|
|
Nuthatch - Sitta europaea794 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
|
|
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea792 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
|
|
Starling flock aerial display before roosting791 viewsStarling roost at dusk, Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, with Blackpool Tower in the background
|
|
Sparrowhawk788 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
|
|
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool779 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby
|
|
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool775 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
|
|
Stoat775 viewsphotographed on New Years Eve 2006, from the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
|
|
Red Kite - Milvus milvus762 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
|
|
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Todderstaffe Hall Singleton760 viewsThe feeding station at Todderstaffe Hall provides an excellent opportunity to see Tree Sparrows in good numbers. Sit quietly in your car for 5 minutes & usually the Tree Sparrows arrive.
|
|
American Mink754 viewsIn spring 2007 I was stood photographing the Grey Herons, when suddenly the whole Heronry went wild, making a real racket, it was soon clear what had agitated them when this Mink appeared from the undergrowth & quietly slipped into the water & swam away. It was a fantastic sighting & they're a beautiful animal, what a shame they're such a menace.
|
|
Great Crested Grebe751 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young
|
|
mating Black Darters - Sympetrum danae746 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
|
|
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool743 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
|
|
Cormorant740 viewsI was lucky enough to photograph this Cormorant struggling with an eel as it swam past one of the hides @ Marton Mere nature reserve
|
|
Firecrest736 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
|
|
Barn Owl729 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling © Cliff Raby
|
|
Stonechat728 viewsA male Stonechat, looking resplendant in breeding pluamge, photographed at Séne nature reserve in South West Brittany.
|
|
Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis727 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
|
|
Firecrest725 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool
|
|
Common Kingfisher722 viewsphotographed from where channel crosses the Causeway @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, this was my best sighting of a kingfisher to date - now I just need one to come a bit closer.
|
|
Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis721 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
|
|
Fieldfare720 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
|
|
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool718 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
|
|
Long-eared Owl718 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
|
|
Pine Marten - Martes martes714 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
|
|
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor710 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
|
|
Ring-necked Duck700 viewsAythya collaris - photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating Lakes
|
|
The Fox & Duck697 viewsit would make a good pub name
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
|
|
Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis697 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
|
|
Long-eared Owl695 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here.
|
|
Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula695 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
|
|
Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa689 viewsI love the background of this shot - photographed @ Foulshaw Moss
|
|
Mallard688 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
|
|
White Letter Hairstreak - Satyrium w-album686 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
|
|
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea682 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
|
|
Pine Marten - Martes martes681 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
|
|
Goldcrest679 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
|
|
Red Kite669 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
|
|
Guillemot - Uria aalge668 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
|
|
Greater Flamingo666 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
|
|
Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus663 viewsphotographed @ Euston Street, Preston
|
|
Long-eared Owl Asio otus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool653 viewsone of the roosting Long-eared Owls @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool, regular winter residents here.
|
|
Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator653 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
|
|
American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool651 viewsIn spring 2007 I was stood photographing the Grey Herons, when suddenly the whole Heronry went wild, making a real racket, it was soon clear what had agitated them when this Mink appeared from the undergrowth & quietly slipped into the water & swam away. It was a fantastic sighting & they're a beautiful animal, what a shame they're such a menace.
|
|
Red Kite - Milvus milvus638 viewsphotographed at the Red Kite feeding station @ Bellymack Hill Farm near Laurieston, Dumfries and Galloway
|
|
Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus637 viewsphotographed @ Euston Street, Preston
|
|
Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula635 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss
|
|
Small White - Pieris rapae635 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
|
|
Moorhen627 viewsMarton Mere allows good close views of Moorhens, as they are used to being fed, so not quite so wary of people as at some locations.
|
|
Black Darter - Sympetrum danae626 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool - quite a rarity in the Blackpool area
|
|
Bittern - Botaurus stellaris622 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
|
|
Common Lizard - Lacerta vivipara622 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France in 2009
|
|
Great White Egret621 viewsphotographed on the saltmarsh pools @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
|
|
| 16170 files on 203 page(s) |
 |
1 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
