Monday 22 April 2024

20240422 Black Tern, Red-breasted Goose and Black-winged Stilt, Frampton Marsh

 

20240422 Black Tern

202404022 Black Tern


20240422 Red-breasted Goose
Shot taken blind on lift off of flock. RbGoose well hinden amongst DbBrent in overcast light.



20240422 Black-winged Stilt
1st summer bird....





Monday 15 April 2024

20240219 Bird Field Sketching day course, Sculthorpe Moor

 Day Course in field sketching techniques Friday 19th April 1000 -1500hrs





Sculthorpe Moor, Fakenham. Tel: 01328 856 788

During the day we will look at the internal structure of birds and their feather zones applying this to sketching species from life at Sculthorpe Moor.

We will include the species preferred habitat and the landscape within the field sketch, to give an impression of its place in the environment at the Reserve.

Techniques to improve speed of field sketching will be investigated.Style and technique will be related to the clients vision of their own aims and finished artwork.

20220503 Siberian Chiffchaff

Friday 5 April 2024

20240405 Marsh Harrier, NNorfolk

 

20240405 Marsh Harrier
Pair at Cley, males marriage offer is the tempting head of a Greylag Goose.



20240412 MHarrier
Dark type male hunting at Snettisham.

20240322 MHarrier
1st summer male into Cley roost, Orange 43.
Grey tail feathers appearing.

20240314 MHarrier 
1st summer female, orange 44, sister of above male.

20240314 MHarrier
Orange 44, showing pale edging to wing coverts of a 1st year bird
 and fresh looking tags.