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

Black Redstart

I love Black Redstarts; they behave so much like Robins. Both are members of the same family, being Old World Flycatchers. Here’s …

Barbed wire sunset - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Barbed wire sunset

It’s only a small climb to the top of the field at Einar, but the view is so rewarding at this time …

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

The Limpet Twins

Limpets are a personal favourite of mine; especially with garlic. No, seriously I love the rock-licking kneecaps a great deal. Here they …

Raven over rooftops - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Raven over rooftops

There’s a Raven over my roof. Here it is with the top of my capped-off chimney below it. Its wingtips are lit …

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

Moorhen on the pond

Moorhens are such skulking birds it’s not often I get the chance to admire them. Here they have such amazing vivid colours …

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

Coot taking flight

This beautiful Coot saw me and decided to fly for it. It had just achieved take-off and was about to retract its …

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

Sun dog

I’ve seen a sun dog before but never this clearly. There are two of them either side of the sun. Here’s one …

Red Breasted Merganser - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Red-Breasted Merganser

I’d never seen a Red Breasted Merganser before and yet I knew instantly what this was. The name came bubbling back to …

Black Headed Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Black Headed Gull

Black Headed Gulls know how to dress: those understated grey wings; not-white undercarriage; the eye shadow detail; and the accessories to die …

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

Gannet

Walking along the Bay of Tafts I’m sad to see the body of a Gannet. Its fragile ribs and delicate feathers are …

Boulders on my border - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Boulders on my border

The mini-boulders on Westray’s beaches are a never-ending source of stripes and spots of beautiful muted colours.

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

Robin

There’s a routered Robin portrait at the park which I’m admiring for its child-like simplicity. An then there’s the real thing. Utterly …

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

Confusing Gulls

Gulls are confusing. They all look superficially the same with their big bills, grey backs and beady eyes, but there are some …

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

Guano bicycle

All it takes is one broken window and the birds get in. When the birds get in they need a perch. And when the birds perch they leave fertiliser.

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

Brent Geese

There’s a flock of geese heading my way. As they come closer they get darker and darker. Brent Geese come in light-breasted …