Another Lodmoor Reserve Visit

A two hour walk around Lodmoor Nature Reserve Weymouth produced a flock of 24 Black-tailed Godwits. Many of them still had some of their breeding plumage showing. The only problem again with these birds was like the last time a smaller flock was observed. They remained at some distance from the pathway. So a 600mm equivilant lens with a 1.4 converter attached was needed.

It is always good to find a plant of Lady's Smock (Cuckoo Flower) in bloom.

The Common Dandelion appears everywhere now. 

The first Speckled Wood Butterfly I have observed this Spring. 

This one would have emerged from hibernation recently.

The resourceful Wood Pigeon finds a variety of food throughout the year. 

Here it is tucking into some grass.

Blossom from a small Wild Apple tree.

It is a bit ragged and not the lovely cultivated Apple Tree blossom.

More scenes from around the Reserve.

Local Walk - Butterfly

A Local Walk 

This scene below reveals that the river levels have returned to normal after all the flooding that the area suffered for months. 

I didn't find much to photograph, but this Peacock Butterfly saved the day just before I decided to return home.

A distant view of this Grey Squirrel was snatched before it ran up the tree.

Bath time for a female Mallard in the local stream.

Red Dead-nettle.

Catkins of various kinds are still hanging on and the wind will disperse pollen from them onto the female seeds.

Chiffchaff Descending

Prunus Spinosa (Plum family)

I mentioned in a previous post that the inward migrating Chiffchaff initially perch high up in trees singing away. This made reasonable photograpy difficult. At last they have decided to make life easier by descending down to small trees and large bushes. As a result I was able to get some better shots as nelow.

Now at Lodmoor Reserve Weymouth the Black-tailed Godwit have arrived in some numbers. (Approx 25 I counted)) Some are still showing their breeding plumage. However they have not ventured too close to the pathways yet.

Robins are very colourful sweet little birds. 

(Yeah right!)

Not so sweet when another Robin enters their territory. One of many threatening poses below signalled towards an unwanted intruder of the same species

The Intruder below didn't hang around long enough for a good photograph.

More Chiffchaff below.