Category: Paul’s Blog
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Potter Pits, Shipley
I have had another visit to Shipley Station Butterfly Meadow which was still teeming with Burnet Moths. This time I didn’t spot any Common Blue butterflies. I then went under the railway arch into what I now understand to be called Potter Pits. I would like more information about how this got its name, always…
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Spooking Blackbirds, Tawny Owl style
On Monday evening the Blackbirds around our garden were making heck of a racket. I had also noticed them making a lot of noise the last two mornings and put that down to Magpies and Crows that I could also hear. I posted a comment on the Baildon facebook group about them being spooked which…
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Rodley Nature Reserve, Wed 17 June
On Wednesday I spent the afternoon at Rodley Nature Reserve. One of the rather nice things there is two Little Egrets. It looks like they would have no problem licking their elbows. If you could be in any doubt about the ID of this bird it is confirmed when you see their rather striking yellow…
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Whitethroat, Swallow & Swift
On 1st July I had a few minutes on Baildon Moor. I was looking for Snipe and Redshank but more visits are needed for those. What I did spot though was a Whitethroat in a Hawthorn bush. It kept moving and was hidden most of the time but it did show itself a couple of…
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Shipley Butterfly Meadow
On Monday, after asking for permission, I spent some time peering into the Shipley Station Butterfly Meadow. The place was teeming with Burnet Moths. The most common seemed to be the 5 Spot Burnet Moth. 6 Spot Burnet Moths were also feeding on the plentiful Knapweed. They have long tongues to reach down into the…
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What, no wildlife?
I noticed a Mint Moth on the Sage in the garden so I fitted my macro lens to take a photo or two of it. Hence the header image. But while looking for more Mint Moths on the Oregano I thought some of the flowers looked worthy of a photo – not something I do…
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A Bit of June Wildlife
I have now found out why the right hand bird box in our garden was all akilter the other day. One of the squirrels that visits our garden uses it to leap up to the next branch. I had seen a pair of Blue Tits taking food into it so there had been young. After…
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2019 Celebration Day
There were several local things going on on Saturday. Both last year and this year I went to the Denso Marston Nature Reserve Celebration Day. Last year I stayed down on the reserve after the Celebration Day had finished and got some nice wildlife shots. This year it was raining so I headed back home…