At Rutland water I was able to once again observe the Osprey nesting at the Manton Bay site. There is a camera att'd on a pole overlooking the nest and from the visitor site at Lyndon you can watch live streaming pictures of the female on the nest. There are three eggs at this nest and are expected to hatch in 2 to 3 weeks. You can watch the live stream by clicking here between 6am and 8pm.
Of course you cannot beat watching them 'in the flesh' so to speak so i nipped down to the hide nearest the nest and managed to take a few shots.
At Bempton Cliffs (4th visit already this year!) I was able to spot the Puffins that had returned to the cliffs. Amongst the 1000's of Guillemots, Razorbills and Gannets i spotted approximately 20 Puffins that were looking to nest on the cliffs. These were actually the first Puffins I have seen.
Anyway, here's the pics...
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Taken in Scotland ... a Redpoll. Notice the red crown on it's head. (Another first for me!)
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A Song thrush...snapped in a tree in the gardens of Inverrary Castle, Scotland
The Otter
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This was the best sighting of the Scottish holiday, a wild otter. Just around the corner from the bathing seals the Otter was spotted. Here he is feeding on some eel or chewing on kelp?
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He's gazing out to sea...and then...
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He was off....
The Super moon
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I had to alter the exposure settings manually to capture this shot as it was too bright for the auto settings. There was a thin wispy cloud acting as a filter too which gives a eerie glow around the image.
The brilliant white dot on the left hand side is the crater Aristarchus. Go on a straight horizontal line across to the left hand side and the large 'grey sea' you intersect is the 'Sea of Tranquility'. In the 7 o'clock position in the sea of tranquility, right on the edge, is the landing position of Apollo 11. The Sea of Tranquility also holds the remains of other NASA Space vehicles of Apollo 17, Surveyor 5 and Ranger 8.
The bright crater in the 6 o'clock position (or southern lunar highlands) is the crater 'Tycho' named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe
The Rutland Osprey
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The Osprey nest at Manton bay, Rutland water. The male is stood whilst the female is sittting on the eggs. In the background is Hambledon Hall.
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I managed to capture the male in flight...
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Back from a foray for fish. just landing back at the nest...
Bempton
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Walking along the clifftops I spotted my first Puffin. Here he is...sat with some Kittiwakes.
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I think we've made eye contact here!
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Here he's spotted the remote camera which feeds live pictures back to the visitor centre. "Here's looking at you, looking at me...looking at you!"
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Thought I'd finish with my new mate!
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