Flyladyphotography By Wendy Cooper

The other weekend, on a short break on the Suffolk Coast, I had a bit of a moment…  Maybe it was the warm weather or… well anyway I got to thinking about the contents of my wishlist; so this is not the usual wander around with me and about what I saw, it is really about sharing some of the moments of delight from the birds and animals on that list and how they came to be there.  It’s not all about the photography in other words! Many of you who regularly read these blogs will know that I get great delight from watching our ‘everyday’ birds or wildlife, with the occasional ‘Woohoo!’ moments when I get to see something new.  I don’t generally go off on jaunts just for a tick on a list, in fact, beyond having a ‘life list’ which is more out of curiosity of what I’ve seen than for record - a 'tick' does not suffice for me, I like to be able to observe and learn about whatever I am watching, by watching it! The only real list I keep results from sparks of curiosity and imagi...

   In early April, the shades of winter brown began to be clothed in hints of green.   Green fuses, tender leaves and blossom began to appear everywhere, sunshine, a little rain and blue skies with warming temperatures had began to waken my local patch.... Out for a stroll on a sunny day just after Easter and I could see the difference in my local woodland as everything decided to cautiously start growing again. My first point of call was the base of an old tree, so far nothing but a little clump of leaves, however, on that bright sunny morning, I found my first Celandine of the year - this particular plant has been there a long time and always seems to be the first in bloom of the many Celandines throughout the woodland. Nearby, a pair of Robins were busy flitting about, giving an occasional song, but also diving into or behind a pile of brash left by the builders (it's next to a construction site).  Keeping my distance, but watching carefully, one of the pair app...

  I seem to have blinked and a few months have rushed by....  Needless to say, whenever I have been able, I have been out watching around my Local Patch and have seen quite a lot over the past few months; so please do get comfy with a nice cuppa, suitable biscuits and relax and join me on a wander through winter arriving to spring trying to arrive... In early November, I had a walk out on a bright sunny afternoon. There was still quite a lot of autumn colour about and along most of the hedges, many of the smaller birds were making the most of the sunshine and remaining insects that were about. There were Dunnocks and Chaffinches  as well as a fair few Blackbirds, who were busy feasting on the Sloes  Of an evening, I had heard Fieldfares passing overhead and also suspected that the flock of Redwings I had seen the previous year may also have returned - they were extremely elusive then and I suspected that they would be again! As I followed my usual route through...