Taking a Closer Look

 Apart from 2 new species of Moth for the year there was little else, or nothing new about anything els around us, but........ what was on hand while 'common' was Close up and Confiding!

RED TWIN-SPOT CARPET

along with the almost prehistoric

CHOCOLATE-TIP
both taken in the traps at home, but arriving at the first Solar Panel Compound

the mood changed to Birds while settling into our chair

and spotting this seemingly juvenile

GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

perched bolt upright and hardly moving a muscle

at a distance of no more than

10 feet

and simply remaining there until

the trap had been processed.

Other close encounters included

COLLARED DOVE

which by their actions appeared to be

feeding young

but without spotting their nest.

It seems unusual that the

COOTs

are rarely seen in close company

so a golden opportunity to capture them

engaged in a bout of

SYNCHRONIZED PREENING
Across the vista of the

Main Solar Panel Compound

we managed clicks and vid

of this jaunty male

STONECHAT

while the lone

MEADOW PIPIT
and

WHEATEAR

were far less obliging while back at Base the

ROBINs
continue to feed their young.