On Wednesday evening the Baildon Camera Club meeting was a shooting session on Baildon Golf Course. I have posted my photos to the camera club facebook page but not being mad keen on landscapes I am not posting any here.
When we were up near the tee for the second hole I heard a few quiet noises so I decided to go back up there on Thursday afternoon. It was a hot sunny afternoon with a breeze blowing all the grass pollen straight into my eyes.
But after perching myself on some rocks I waited. There were lots of Meadow Pipit and Skylark around, parachuting in. I heard a few quiet noises and then a Reed Bunting came reasonably close
I had also seen a couple of male Reed Buntings further off but this one is a juvenile – I say juvenile because of the paler beak and its yellow edges.
But the ones I had been hoping to see were Stonechats. This one is a female.
and this a male
and juvenile. Though I would be happy to be told that I was messing up the female and juvenile.
In this shot the female (?juvenile) was on the post and the male just dive bombed in.
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