Crane #rspbhamwall @rspb.bsky.social
Great Crested #Grebe going under in the search for its next meal. Seen at #RSPBHamWall #Somerset last week.
The local bird reserve, #RSPBHamWall. #iphone15pro #photography #nature #lake #sun #sky #waterscape
A Grass Snake appearing from loose rocks behind metal bridge sections
Always an iconic sign of spring when the #RSPBHamWall Grass Snakes first appear.
Nest building Grey Herons in #Somerset today.π
High in the trees at #RSPBSwellWood
Low in the reeds at #RSPBHamWall
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Friendly (for food).
#robin #video #bird #RSPBHamWall #ornithology #birdoftheday
Kingfisher with its breakfast at RSPB Ham Wall on the outskirts of Glastonbury.
#feedingbird #birdoftheday #kingfisher #photography #minnow #silhouette #ornithology #RSPBhamwall #nature #glastonbury #Somerset
Spent an hour or two looking for the #RSPBHamwall .Water Pipit this morning. It had just flown off apparently. I was kept entertained by at least 4 Water Rails in the same area though
Starling murmuration at RSPB Ham Wall UK
Starlings at RSPB Ham Wall UK
Took my sister to see the Starlings at #RSPBHamWall . Unfortunately they chose to roost a couple of miles further East so only very distant views of a brief murmuration
Yesterday afternoon we went to RSPB Ham Wall to see the Starling murmuration...These images do not do the 'spectacle' real justice...Just awe inspiring what nature does without humans...#starlingmurmuration #thelevels #RSPBhamwall #canon5dmk4
From the local bird reserve earlier this evening.
#Glastonbury #Starlings #Murmuration #iPhone15Pro #RSPBHamWall #ornithology #birds
Plenty of birds at #RSPBHamWall this morning with at least 50 Black-tailed Godwits in with the Lapwings. At least 5 Marsh Harriers, though one lost its meal to a Buzzard at the back of the viewing area. Also a dramatic arrival by some Canada Geese
Common buzzard.
#ornithology #rspbhamwall #photography #birdpfprey #bird
Yellow-barred pond fly
Marsh Tiger fly
Marmalade Hoverfly
A sunny patch of ivy at #RSPBHamwall held 5 different Hoverfly species this morning. The ones here are Sericomyia silentis (Yellow-barred pond fly), Helophilus pendulum (Marsh Tiger fly) and Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade Hoverfly). I was especially pleased with the first one. #diptera
Kingfisher feeding.
#ornithology #RSPBHamWall #Kingfisher #photography #waterways
Circus aeruginosus, the Marsh Harrier, at #RSPBHamWall on 13/8. Fortunately a more frequent sighting across the country but at one time they had almost disappeared as a British breeding bird and a trip east to Norfolk would have been needed.
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#somersetbirding
#ukbirding
Enjoyed a visit to #RSPBHamWall 13/8, quiet at this time of year but: Great (mainly) & Little Egret; GC & Little Grebe; Gadwall; Marsh Harrier; Moorhen. (No swords emerging from the Avalon water though and Ham I read refers to water meadows.)
#somersetbirding #ukbirding
a spider eats a blue damselfly caught in its web.
Damselfly for lunch. May 2025.
#spider #macro #rspbhamwall #nature #wildlife #damselfly #photography
two dragonflies on a grass stem, but one of them launches off.
One flew away. May 2025.
#fourspottedchaser #dragonflies #britishdragonflies #nature #wildlife #rspbhamwall #somerset #photography #insects
A Scarce Chaser dragonfly seen from the front sat on a dead twig.
Scarce Chaser I think. May 2025.
#scarcechaser #dragonfly #britishdragonflies #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #RSPBhamwall #photography
a pair of damselflies mating while sat on a reed.
Damselfly cartwheel. May 2025.
#damselflies #insects #macro #RSPBhamwall #somerset #nature #wildlife #photography
a beetle sits in the sunshine on a. yellow flag iris.
I thought this was an Iris beetle, but upon looking it up, I'm not sure. π€ May 2025
#beetle #insect #macro #Stunday #flowers #nature #macro #wildlife #RSPBhamwall #photography
a four-spotted chaser dragonfly rests on reeds to eat a damselfly.
Four-spotted Chaser munching on a damselfly. RSPB Ham Wall. May 2025.
#fourspottedchaser #dragonfly #britishdragonfly #insect #macro #nature #rspbhamwall #wildlife #somerset #photography
a great white egret flies away.
Great White Egret, Ham Wall RSPB reserve. May 2025.
#greatwhiteegret #Birds #birds #egret #rspbhamwall #nature #wildlife #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #photography
A male Banded Demoiselle sits on bright yellow flowers.
Male Banded Demoiselle, Ham Wall RSPB reserve. May 2025.
#bandeddemoiselle #damselfly #dragonfly #insect #macro #rspbhamwall #nature #wildlife #somerset #photography
Four spotted chaser (I think!) at RSPB Ham Wall in the Somerset levels #britishdragonflysociety #RSPB #RSPBHamWall #odonoata #insects #somerset #dragonflies #wildife #macrophotography
Scarce chaser (I think!) at RSPB Ham Wall in the Somerset levels #britishdragonflysociety #RSPB #RSPBHamWall #odonoata #insects #somerset #dragonflies #wildife #macrophotography