sanderling

On Saturday, Lynn and I went for a walk on our local patch at Lowestoft Ness. Apparently there was an Iceland Gull present and a man was tearing up a loaf of bread and scattering it over the ground. Once the gulls had dispersed, five Turnstones appeared to clear up the scraps and were then...

Not feeling at all good this morning, really hurting with the man flu. Banged my toe twice yesterday, its black this morning, and throbbing like a good un.

Another oldy fave of mine taken in winter 05

Sanderling on Titchwell beach

1st Winter bird!!

Its all quiet on the western front this morning, have the place to meself, so I'm just gonna kick back and relax today. Its so cold out there, so i'm gonna stay in the warm, I might venture out to the pub later. Three from our Norfolk trip last month for y'all today.

Living with humans. A Sanderling pauses to look into a footprint left on the beach...

These are sanderlings. little birds that race into the surf and then race back out as the waves come in at the beach. They do not appear afraid of humans and you can get quite close.

Had a great time with this wee guy running around my feet.

Well Peeps, A nice few hours at Titchwell yesterday, not too much to get excited about. See Hen Harrier, Brambling and Snipe all at a distance, so unfortunately no shots of them. Wet here this morning, just hoping it clears up a bit, so we can get back out on the...

Another blast from the past when I spent two great days in Norfolk with my trysty old 20D. Shame about the bit of weed on the bird's leg.

Another image of the Sanderling taken a couple of weeks ago.

Taken on a beautiful day at Holme Beach, such trusting little characters, just love them!

Had some wonderful close encounters with these beauties in N Norfolk over the weekend. Such trusting little fellows..

Flagged in the south east of South Australia, approximately 4481 km from the place where this picture taken.

Back from trip, getting in a couple of quick posts before getting some errands run. Will do some catching up on on looking at the great photos I have been missing and adding some comments later today and tomorrow. I was without internet most of the trip so looking for a fix.. lol Many, many...