This week we've had the pleasure of Constance's company. Connie is 5, and the sort of easy-going and happy nipper who would make anyone wish they could start another family. We were really sorry to have to take her home. Especially as she never finished clearing up the hawthorn hedge cuttings. We'll save the remainder for the autumn half-term <evil laugh>
This is a Long Eared Owl who's visited our garden before but never stayed long enough for me to get the camera out. This morning he was more relaxed and sat while I fetched the camera and opened the window - and then sat through 2 flashes. According to our book Long Eared Ows aren't at all common and, so the book says, are only out and about during the hours of darkness. So much for bird books, but he's a cracker, isn't he?
Just after he'd flown off into the orchard I saw a sparrow hawk do a stuka swoop onto an area of lawn at the back of the house. My hub rushed out and got within 6' before the hawk flew off with a vole in his claws - too quickly for a photograph but boy, what a flier.
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These are lovely photos. Connie the easy going nipper obviously takes after who?
Connie the easy going nipper obviously takes after who?
My husband <gg>
Love the picture of the little gardener ..love Jan xx
Fab owl...The falconry centre at Huntly often has a stall in one of the shopping centres near Christmas time...And dotted throughout the year...They have a big beauty of an owl like that one with them most times...First time i saw it i thought the birds not being handled were fake ones...I got a shock when mr owl turned his head at me LOL...They do say the best bit about grandkids is you can hand them back after spoiling them...Quite the little gardner with her wellies on pushing the wheelbarrow
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