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Hi everyone,

No pics at the moment, but wanted to draw your attention to Nov's BBC Wildlife magazine. There is a feature regarding Wild Boar which in itself is quite good, but it is the inclusion of Pics by Dave Slater that make it for me.

I always feel proud when someone I know has acheived something that is for public release. The pics have appeared in Daves website before but to see them being used in this way is still a bit of a thrill.

Well done Mr Slater!!!

Baby it's cold outside.

Hi,

Went to Norfolk last week with Mr Grady, weather was largely pants, but we did manage to get some shots, they will follow in the next few postings. Firstly though some others from local patches.

Magpie from New Fancy.

Pintail Duck from Slimbridge.

Rabbit from Slimbridge.

There are some others to follow.

A few spare hours.

The changeable weather recently has meant that I have had to try and grab photography opportunities when the have presented themselves. This has amounted to a few hours spread over a number of days.

This Partridge (Red Legged) was on the lane at Eastbach.

The Brambling below were at New Fancy as reported by Andy Carey on Gloster Birder.

This Robin was care of Andy's garden.

This Cormorant was on the pond at Christleton, Cheshire.

The Weather is doing it's best to restrict the chances, but the opportunities keep coming.

If at first you don't succeed, Blah blah blah.

A couple of trips to Slimbridge this last week or so gave me a chance to practice a few unusual shots. Slimbridge is great for these opportunities, the plethora of birds means lots to play with. Here are some shots I hope you'll like.

A Mallard washing itself.

and a pair flying away from me, not an ideal shot, but good practice.

A Greylag Goose in portrait.

Tried to get some Canada's taking off they start to and then stop.

Nearer to the centre were the Black headed gulls, these shots are self explanatory.

Finally, just for your entertainment.

There are a few other shots that I have to sort through, and I'll stick them up soon.

Around and about.

The last few weeks have been spent trying to make the most of what good weather there has been along with all the other things that need to be done.

A trip to the other side of Gloucester on a cold grey morning with Andy C and Chris G produced this Black Redstart Juv. He didn't show too well and it was blooming cold so we gave up after about two hours.


Also present at the same site were Goldfinch, Greenfinch and this Yellow hammer.





A trip to Ross on Wye to get my car fixed gave me chance to visit St Mary's Church, I know that there are a good number of Squirrels there, I was also hoping to see Green Woodpeckers, which I also know frequent the area of the Prospect. Unfortunately there is a lot of archeology being done so there were tents and scaffolding so no Woodies.





A trip to Slimbridge with Chris Grady was a wash out, we had to satisfy ourselves with Bunny shots, There were a few waders present but the y were too far away.


A trip the same day to Frampton allowed us to get some shots of the much publicised Black Necked Grebe. The light was not brilliant but I'm pleased with this record shot.


Also present were a number of Great Crested Grebe, but not in their best plumage.






Some time later a trip to the Elan Valley was planned, the weather was forecast as good, but yet again they got it wrong, It rained and blew a gale and was very cold but there were patches of sun. This was the only shot I got that I'm prepared to put on here.





A trip to Chester to visit my mum was reason to stop and see what was on a village pond that we fed the ducks at when I was a kid. Surprise, surprise nothing unusual was seen but this opportunity presented itself.


I have spent a few hours driving around the lanes near me looking for Red legged Partridge, I know they are there I've seen them. Imagine the surprise when I came across some of the many Pheasants and found four Turkeys wandering around a field with them. The field was open and insecure, I couldn't believe my eyes.






It's getting nearer to Winter isn't it? The leaves are falling and the temperature has dropped. Lots of migrants to be found and photographed.