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Mid May on Baildon Moor and in our garden
I have been neglecting my photography outings but with the nice weather I decided to go for a wonder on Baildon Moor on Saturday. Being retired I sometimes think I should leave Baildon Moor at the weekend to those that work and limit my visits to during the week. I’ll save it until near to […]
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Holly Blue in May
At this time of year, when the sun is on the back garden I often see Holly Blue butterflies flitting up and over the Hawthorn hedge. Sometimes they fly close to the bushes and then seem to disappear. Yesterday I watched two of them fluttering around each other and then saw where one settled.
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The end of March and the wildlife of April
Here’s a few photos from the last couple of months with trips to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits, the pond at High Royds, the Leeds Liverpool Canal and Yeadon Tarn. Please click on an image to see it better quality in its gallery. At the end of March we had a quick fall of snow that […]
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A Wren in Our Garden
According to the RSPB the Wren is the most common breeding bird in the UK. I’m not quite sure how they can say that because I seldom see one. I guess I hear them in the undergrowth and I have occasionally seen little round brown fluffy things around the edges of the garden. On Saturday […]
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A Quick Trip to Yeadon
This morning I had a few minutes in Yeadon and managed to get halfway round Yeadon Tarn before I had to leave. Click on an image to see it better quality in its gallery. As expected there were lots of Canada Geese, Swans, Mallard and Black Headed Gulls. There were also quite a few Tufted […]
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Visiting Sparrowhawk
I have been doing some long overdue pruning in our garden and now have a 4 foot high mountain of stuff to get rid of. I say pruning because if it is done properly the plants get healthier, ours might not survive. I did wonder if any animals would hide in the mountain but I […]