Old Moor's Almanac!

Thursday 10th: at home in the garden

Jobs around the garden and a rather worn comma that kept appearing over the house roof and then disappearing again. Tended to appear as soon as I had put the camera down. Eventually caught it on the hop as it were. 

Comma

On the leaves of the plant you make beer with, I mean.

House Sparrow

A cheeky sparrow was waiting for me to skedaddle so he could return to the feeder.

Friday 11th July: Old Moor

Ruff, yaffles and co!

'And co' being some butterflies and a charming female blackcap. In this day and age one might just dare to wonder: why are birds always named after the male of the species? This could be a browncap. Blackbirds could be brownbirds!

Blackcap

Blackcap

This comma was quite smart.

Comma Comma

Gatekeeper.

Gatekeeper

Small skipper male.

Small Skipper

Ringlet.

Ringlet

Ruff down on the wader scrape.

Ruff Ruff Ruff

Finally and best of all: the yaffles. My first ever photos of green woodpecker. [A small milestone: my 275th British bird species photographed - although a few could do with replacing with better shots!]

Juvenile.

Green Woodpecker

Adult.

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Cheers! Thanks for that!

Green Woodpecker