Daily Photo Challenge

A trip to Saltholme last week was enjoyable as usual. I managed to read and photograph 10 neck collars and 3 leg rings. Sadly they were all part of the feral (or naturalised) flock and seem to commute from an area near Richmond N. Yorks and Saltholme.

This year I wondered how I could set myself something new to get me out on the worst of days. I decided to take one wildlife photo each day and post them on Twitter. There must be no repeats and I have decided it can include plants when I'm desperate. Perhaps It should be renamed Natural History photos.

Black-headed Gull

 10th Jan

Because of the file names they may not appear in chronological order on my blog but they will on Twitter.

Black-tailed Godwit

5th Jan

Fieldfare

7th Jan

Fulmar

8th Jan

Hen Harrier

2nd Jan

Herring Gull

6th Jan

Kestrel

9th Jan

Long-tailed Tit

4th Jan

Purple Sandpiper

3rd Jan

Sanderling

3rd Jan

Snow Bunting

1st Jan

Teal

Pondered whether this may have been female Green-winged Teal. However after 40 minutes waiting it never shuffled once to reveal more of its speculum or head. I was very cold by this time and gave up.

Tufted Duck

Turnstone

Wood Pigeon 

11th Jan

Photos will be posted on my twitter account daily. Some days it is easy  to find 5 or more good subjects, but on cold, wet and windy days it is a real challenge. As a result I shall be visiting parks and gardens and targeting the more common birds. Obviously as we approach Spring the variety of birds will increase and there will be Insects and Flowering plants to include. So 11 down and only 354 to go.

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