Moocher
@moocher
Angler, Birdwatcher, Wildlife watcher and dog owner.
What a find at #LadywalkNR this afternoon. 3 Hummingbird Hawkmoth actively nectaring together on Buddleia. The speed with which they from one bloom to the next in a darting motion is amazing. #Teammoth
What a find @ladywalknr.bsky.social this afternoon. 3 Hummingbird Hawkmoth actively nectaring together on Buddleia. The speed with which they from one bloom to the next in a darting motion is amazing! @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social
Juvenile Bittern enjoying the evening sunshine. @staffswildlife.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
A couple of Juvenile Bittern interacting in the reeds. I saw these on an evening walk earlier in the week.
Lunar Hornet moths I saw today at #LadywalkNR Tried 2 areas and saw 6 of these moths. This is stunning mimicry! #Teammoth
Garden first for me. Privet Hawk-moth. What a stunner! #moths #TeamMoth #MothsMatter
Up and out at 4.30am this morning to have a wander before it got too hot. It was well worth the effort.
A Siege of Bitterns! @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
Interesting morning at #middletonlakes with plenty of Bittern activity #staffsbirdnews
Hooded Merganser Alvecote pools. I tried a bit of video. @mercianbirding.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
Like many I have visited Alvecote pools for the Hooded Merganser. It has proved difficult to photograph. Always distant and usually silhouetted. This is about the best I’ve managed. @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
#LadywalkNR Not sure what it found to eat whilst out marking its territory. But it was crunchy!
Close cousins and both Mustelids, Badgers and Otters use scent glands to mark territory and as a way of communication. Badgers are decent swimmers when they want to. This one doesn’t like getting its feet wet.
A lot of flood events @ladywalknr.bsky.social have made getting footage difficult. When water levels are lower, there is regular Otter activity on the cameras
Home from a long weekend in Dorset. A highlight for me was watching Dartford Warblers. Even managed a couple of decent pictures. They took some finding, but it was worth the effort.
This spot looked promising when i spotted otter tracks there. Here is the female with what I think is a small fish. Then, being pursued by the male. She’s not quite ready for his attention yet. #LadywalkNR
I spotted some Otter tracks in a new spot at #LadywalkNR and decided to put a camera on it. Brief view of an otter and a very close call for the camera last weekend. The waterline was about an inch from the camera. (2.5cm for the metric minded)
Had some great sightings in the Forest of Dean over the weekend. I spent most of it looking for Boar. This is probably one of the weekend’s highlights. Fallow buck and a wild boar.
Back from a weekend away in the Forest of Dean. Plenty of walking. Encountered a few Fallow deer.
Two Males. Sibling pair maybe? They are comfortable in each others company and play chase each other about. There is a Vixen about, but I think she is now denning for cubbing.
Looking in fine fettle for the start of the birthing season. Most litters are born in the next few weeks.
I think this is a male advertising his presence. Constant flooding will be washing away their scent marking so attracting a mate at the moment will be more reliant on contact calls. #LadywalkNR @warksmammalgroup.bsky.social @warwickshirewt.bsky.social
