Common spotted orchids from DKG
A walk around the park at sunrise with DKG
Click here to open the galleryBlue tit update
by DKG
A couple of poor quality photos of the blue tit entering (above) and leaving (below) the nest early this morning. The pictures are not very sharp , the bird appeared and disappeared so quickly and I forgot the tripod again.
I think it’s the cock bird feeding the hen; the visits were not frequent but at least the birds are still present and hopefully doing well.
A robin (Erithacus rubecula), by DKG, among new hawthorn leaves.
2016’s blue tit nest
While our female blue tit incubates her eggs and the male visits to feed her, here is a look back to 2016 when DKG staked out another nest in a different oak tree.
All the pictures are by DKG
Below is the full story of this year’s nest:
What has happened to the blue tits?
Either we have misread the blue tits’ timetable or the nest has been abandoned. During his last two visits to the nest site, DKG has not seen the birds at all.
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A new picture of a squirrel from DKG and, from our archive, two more posts about squirrels
Latest blue tit news
A message from DKG during the week
A long stay observing and photographing the Blue Tits. I am certain they have young. They were both frantically entering and leaving the nest all the time I was there. Still no sightings of the Green Woodpeckers but I did see a Great Spotted Woodpecker, although I was not quick enough to get any photos.
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Work Party Report
by DKG
Another beautiful sunny day greeted the volunteers meeting in the car park for today’s tasks, assisted by Richard from the Countryside Team. Quite a few tasks were highlighted and most, if not all, were completed by the end of the morning. These included;
Continue reading “Work Party Report”Bird watching
by DKG
A few bird photos taken early yesterday morning, some proving uncooperative (yet again). Our resident Jackdaws near the picnic area are nest building in their usual hole, in fact this pair remain here or close by throughout the year.
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Sunlight through the trees
The Winter Flu caught DKG this year and put him out of commission for a while; we missed him and the website missed his pictures. He’s back with a gallery of pictures all about his obsessions with the rising sun and trees. There is a squirrel keeping a eye on him, though.
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Our Famous Tree
A message from DKG
“Just to let you know, my photo of the lone oak with the cloud halo above it was shown on the BBC Weather report this morning”
Beautiful autumn colours by DKG:
Another gallery here:
HDR Photography
A Brief Description by DKG
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Why do the leaves change colour?
There are three kinds of pigment in a usually green leaf: carotenes which are yellow, red and pink anthocyanins, and chlorophyll, which is the green that masks the other colours until autumn.
Read on:
Pictures, by DKG, of Tuesday’s misty morning. Click any picture to open the gallery.
…those lovely foggy mornings.
Spider webs in the dew
Spider webs in blackthorn.
The Lone Oak through the mist.
Across a misty Lambrok Meadow
Spider webs in creeping thistle
Across the pond towards the sun…
Sunrise over a misty pond
Another gallery by DKG:Roe deer
A roe deer doe, early on Sunday morning, photographed by DKG who said:
“A lovely morning in the park this Sunday. A few photos taken of three Roe Deer spotted near the footpath leading from Studley Green; unable to get closer just in case I spooked them.”
Click here for more pictures:The Lone Oak
DKG photographs the Lone Oak in all weathers, lights and seasons, and from all directions.
Bird spotting
Words and pictures by DKG:
“A few photos of a Heron, Bullfinch and a Robin.”
Heron
Heron
Bullfinch
Bullfinch
Bullfinch
Robin
Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 