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Out looking for colour-ringed Sanderling in Chichester harbour I saw this beauty with his mate on the dunes.

not as sharp as i wanted but these boys run so fast, and the girls run ever faster. hope you like those lovely desert jewels. thanks so much for your kind comments and for viewing.

The photo does not do it justice!These bird take off almost vertically spreading their wings and tail feathers and singing loudly to attract a female's attention! I have tried many times to capture the flight but it is over in about 3 seconds!After reaching the apex it plummets down to a branch...

I thought perhaps that brown dragonfly was a female, so when Stanley identified it as a Western Meadowhawk, I checked what the male of that species looked like, and sure enough, that was the next one I'd seen.

He shows up every day now - fights off the Starlings until they call in reinforcements - walks up the tree - flies off. He's even got used to me throwing food out for the other birds - he just swings around behind the branch and hides, swings back and continues feeding when he hears the door...

Through the double glazing

This was the key bird to see at Titchwell Marsh. The wind may have been howling but we saw them!

The Wood Duck is usually very secretive and shy, but this one along with its mate is sacrificing privacy for the protection of a gaggle of Canada Geese with 150 individuals. I have never gotten this close to a wild Wood Duck as I did today at the Crossings Park. Everyone that I saw was clueless...