Are 'Friends' Electric - Tubeway Army - Part I

 Another short break away this time to deepest Hampshire and a visit to my fellow Sea Captain friend and his lovely Lady, both mad about the Wild but not before potting a Moth on home turf. Quiet unexpected as an early show was this

BRIGHT-LINE BROWN-EYE

before prioritsing in their

garden soon after arrival - First Things First!

Something of a mini nature reserve in itself

a quick look at the
Tawny Owl
gifted to them some years ago.

Far more eye-catching indoors was the recently purchased
Ship's Bell
from the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service Naval Armament Vessel

KINTERBURY

in which he served for many years, but we digress.....

A cold, windy and at times snowy day which took us to a number of Wildlife Reserves across the county with little,or no, luck with the less common birds. At

CHURCH NORTON

AVOCET

along with

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

and further on

just

CURLEW

MARSH MARIGOLD
and the occassional

SHELDUCK

while arrival at

started on the wrong foot as finding this deceased

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
a lone

REDSHANK

SHELL CRAFT
hanging from a tree,

a glimps of the
MANOR,

single male
POCHARD

and the

LAUGHING CAVALIER
The final stop across what is ostensibly the vast expance of
Portsmouth Harbour
was

where both Weather and Wildlife cotinued to disappoint.

The Winger and Wingette.

Male Wigeon

a rather scruffy
GREY HERON

with presumed 'partner' already incubating in this well known Heronry

and now also being colonised by

LITTLE EGRET
while qualifying as the best sight of the day a fine example of raural craftmanship by the

THATCHER