Friday, 28 March 2014

Lizard Springing to life


 Three-lobed water Crowfoot
 Land Quillwort
 Marsh Fritillary caterpillars 
 Early Meadow Grass
Insect feast awaiting the migrating birds
 
 
A short video of a Juvenile Glaucous Gull
 

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Nordic Daw

An interesting Jackdaw frequenting the fields south of Lizard Village appears to show all the characters of a monedula race from Scandinavia. The mottling (frosty edges) to the underparts and mantle, combined with paler grey hood and white collar make it stand out from the locals.