I am sorry that I have been absent from this blog but it was a forced issue, my hard drive crashed out completely and sadly nothing could be rescued at all. I am fairly good about backing up, but my September photos had not reached that stage yet!! October I had the originals, but all the editing had gone. I am still trying to get back to sort of where I was, but it is taking time. The other thing is many of my email addresses also seem to have vanished, I have to admit to not having backed them up for some time, I thought they would all be sitting in Google but that does not seem to be the case!!
I went for a walk a couple of days ago to clear the cobwebs from my head, and although not the best of photos, I did get some shots of a couple of birds, and one I have not seen before, or had at least not identified. Thanks to my friend Noushka for helping me out with the ID. If you have not seen her blog I can assure you it is well worth a visit.
European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola hibernans) a first for me. Male and female.
Apologies for the photos but they were far away in a hedge, every step I took closer they flew a step further away!....
Female...
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the first photo of the pair slightly enlarged.
A little further down the road, this robin played the same trick on me, every step I took it moved a step further away!!! European robin (Erithacus rubecula)....
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Back home I liked this shot of the sparrow diving into the 'bird bath' 😉
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus).
Female House Sparrow (Passer domesticus).
The icing on the cake though was this Little Owl (Athene noctua) that was on our chimney the other evening.
I was in my office when I heard a strange noise, not the typical call. I shot downstairs, grabbed the camera, and it waited just long enough for me to get a single shot.
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