More likely an escapee from a falconer, they are a very popular bird in falconry
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As a novice, I’m not sure about this chap in the bushes. Merlin let me down. Possibly a young Chiffchaff ??
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Sundown groom
The immatures Trumpeter swans showed up today on the river and probably will be gone before the weekend is over. The air around us is cooling fast.
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Autumn bounty.
Interesting to see a few divert from the feeders to the huge crop of berries avaialble just a few feet away. While others still consistently favour their sunflower hearts of choice…
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Wait a minute…
…I am not done eating. The rest of the Sandhill Cranes group is already anxious to move on.
Sitting out having a drink this evening in La Gomera, we had an interesting 10 minutes.
Firstly we had an Osprey circle over us a few times with plenty to say for itself, it sounded a bit distressed. If you expand the picture you might just see it though the beams. Then ahead though binoculars a Buzzard was being mobbed by two smaller birds of prey that looked like Peregrines, which they could be, but more likely, Barbary falcons. All being territorial I guess. Only had my rubbish phone camera, I’m afraid.
Where are we going?
After watching for a while the Sandhill Cranes I still couldn’t figure out who was making the decisions…
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