Posts Tagged ‘animals’

That’s one seriously endangered mouse

Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 182 A Marsh Harrier, endangering the local wildlife on the river Waveney.


En garde

Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 151 This border collie cross was running loose when I went for a walk at lunch time. He (or she) stayed ten paces in front of me all the time, barking and growling, as I walked home. As you can see from [...]


Coquette

Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 136 A female mallard who wouldn’t leave us alone as we tried doing some wildlife photography at Leighton Moss.


I can’t see you, you’re not there…

Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 107 Taken near Claughton in the Lune valley. This little guy (or girl) seemed supremely indifferent to me. Mum, on the other hand, was not amused that I was snapping photos of her calf.


I haz a stik

Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred an sixty-odd days of 2008, day 85 A lucky shot of a squirrel, jealously guarding a stick. I don’t know why, but it’s hard not to anthropomorphise about it.


Season’s greetings, young one

Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 73 Spring is one of the great times to live in the countryside. Lambs are popping up everywhere, gladdening even the flintiest of hearts. I wanted to call this picture "I has a flavour," but I decided against it. The only thing [...]


Handsome Beast

Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 59 Female Mallard at Crook o’Lune. I particularly like the beads of water on her underbelly and the blue of her wing feathers.


Is it mating season yet?

Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 55 My other half’s parents’ garden is teeming with frogs. And toads. In February. In England, for crying out loud. The pond’s full of frog – and toad – spawn, too. I don’t know enough about the order Anura to be able [...]


The Stately Gentlebird

Graham Binns posted a photo: Three-hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 22 This is Eric. Well, he’s an Eric. Eric is the generic moniker for all the cock-pheasants (there’s about five of them) that roam around our garden, apart from the black ones (of which there are two), which are called Ernie. Eric and [...]