Jackdaw

The beach in Llandudno had many Jackdaws scurrying around looking for scraps to feed on. Some were really quite cheeky, hopping onto the railings to see if you'll kindly drop any ice cream for them. Still, they are my favourite corvid and they're pretty clever guys too. Plus they have that piercing blue eye. So handsome.

Jackdaw

I find Jackdaws quite an attractive bird. Lovely blue eyes and inquisitive. I came across this bird at in my parent's garden. It kindly settled on the TV aerial so I could get a few shots.

I noticed that just above it the moon was still out, so managed to get it in shot.

North Wales coast.

Not a great deal of birding activity on my holiday, but here are a few shots I did manage of the various wildlife in North Wales.

A Curlew on the Conwy estuary.

 I think this is a Mink scampering across the beach.

It was harassed all the way by a group of Jackdaws.

 

A rabbit that my daughter Eleanor thought was very cute.

Kashmiri goats on the Great Orme

Are we there yet?

With my daughter being on school holidays this week, I've been to a few different places and with some different animals too. So there won't just be birds this week. A visit to one of our local National Trust properties at Dunham Massey meant we could eat our lunch with the Fallow deer, which kept Eleanor amused while I scanned the trees with my eyes and ears for anything with wings. Here are some of the things we found.

A Nuthatch looking for grubs for it's young.

One of the many Jackdaw found in the park.

A Blackcap. One of our Summer migrants.

Mute Swan cygnets. Very cute indeed.

An Azure Dragonfly, in the throws of passion. Thanks to John R for the ID help. 

One of our lunch friends. A Fallow deer.