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Drake Smew - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Smew three

Have I posted too many photographs of Smew? No, I didn’t think so.

Carrion Crow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Carry On Crow

There’s a piece of driftwood and a pool of water in the extended mud at the centre of the River Exe at …

Avocet - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Recurvirostra avosetta

There are Avocets on the River Exe and it’s a thrill to see them. Just look at that ridiculous curved beak. It’s …

Black-Tailed Godwit - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Incoming Black-Tailed Godwit

I love a landing shot. This Black-Tailed Godwit was just about to touchdown in the shallow water at Seaton Wetlands. It looks …

Sketching Newton Abbot - Newton Abbot Bowling Club - The Hall of Einar - (c) David Bailey (not the)

Newton Abbot Bowling Club

I’ve been sketching again in Newton Abbot, in Devon, this time it’s Newton Abbot Bowling Club in Courtenay Park. The Club was …

Carrion Crow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Crowing

There’s a Carrion Crow on a marker buoy in Poole Harbour. It looks so intensely black in this light. I love how …

Black-Tailed Godwits - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Coming in for a kiss

The Black-Tailed Godwits at Seaton Wetlands have been pairing up before their journey north to Iceland for a summer of raising a …

Gadwall - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Dabbling Gadwall

If you ever think that a bird is a dull colour, take a closer look. The pattern of the plumage of this …

Marsh Harrier - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Marsh Harrier

I love seeing Marsh Harriers hunting. I’ve yet to see one kill anything yet, though. Surely it’s just a matter of time? …

Sketching Newton Abbot - John Lethbridge Underwater Diving Engine - The Hall of Einar - (c) David Bailey (not the)

John Lethbridge’s Diving Engine

I’ve been sketching again in Newton Abbot, this time it’s the replica of John Lethbridge’s Diving Engine in Newton Abbot Museum. John Lethbridge …

Black-Tailed Godwit - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Black-Tailed Godwit

The Black-Tailed Godwits at RSPB Radipole in Weymouth are getting their breeding colours ready for a summer of fun and frolics in …

Greenshank and Redshank - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Greenshank / Redshank

I love getting a close view of a Redshank. They’re such expert alarm-callers that they were refereed to as ‘the Warden of …

White-Tailed Sea Eagle - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

White-Tailed Sea Eagle

We’re on a cruise in Poole Harbour with Birds of Poole Harbour. We’re hoping to see one of the White-Tailed Eagles which …

Cattle Egret - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Cattle Egret

I have a habit of shooting first and asking ID questions later. It’s a good habit to have. This is a classic …

Black-Tailed Godwits - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Distal rhynchokinesis

Two Black-Tailed Godwits are interacting at Seaton Wetlands. It’s fascinating. The one on the left is the male. He’s dominant, flying and …

Pochard - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Pochard

The Pochard, Aythya ferina, has been called Pochard since the mid 1500s but the origin of its name is lost in etymological …

Sketching Newton Abbot - The Hall of Einar - (c) David Bailey (not the)

The Golden Lion

This town centre pub was originally called The Oxford Arms. Its foundations were laid in 1623 and its name was changed to The Golden Lion in 1722.

Lichen - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Life within life

Lichen is hardy. The salt spray, the desiccating sun, and the bitter wind don’t discourage it at all. They simply slow its …

Pineapple Weed - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Pineapple Weed

After finding an endless supply of Pineapple Weed on Westray last summer I’m now very keen on making some Pineapple Weed Posset. …

Dunlin - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The River Exe – Dunlin

Dunlin are one of the commonest shorebirds found around the UK’s coastline. They form glorious flocks which twist this way and that …

Grey Plover - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The River Exe – Grey Plover

We call the Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, the Grey Plover in the UK because they are, most definitely, grey. They’re a beautiful, …

Spotted Redshank - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The River Exe – Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythopus, are such elegant birds. I love their long necks, precision bills and patterned plumage. It was a thrill …

Angelica - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Angelica

There are two species of Angelica on Westray. There is Wild Angelica, Angelica sylvestris, known as Caiko, which is a native species …

Alpine Swift - The Hall of Einar - photograph (C) David Bailey (not the)

Alpine Swifts

Here’s an entertaining shot I forgot to post when I took it back in April 2023. The word went out that a …

Sketching Newton Abbot - The Hall of Einar - (c) David Bailey (not the)

Jacksons the Fishmongers

Jacksons is the place I get my fish and chips from when I’m in Devon, as the best alternative to Jacks on Westray when I’m in Orkney.

Eurasian Coot - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

“As daft as a Coot”

I always thought that the common idiom was “As bald as a Coot”, so when my dad said “As daft as a …

Great Spotted Woodpecker - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Bluebells and Woodpeckers

For some reason I never did post this photograph in May last year. That’s odd, because it’s one of my favourites. A …