February 2011
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
February was a relatively quiet month. A planned camping trip to the Scottish Highlands at the beginning of the month had to be cancelled at the last minute due to my car breaking down again and I was left without transport for most of the month until I eventually bought a replacement. Luckily, since I live within easy walking distance of Attenborough Nature Reserve, I was at least able to make a few visits on the rare occasions that it wasn't raining.
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Herons are always one of the first species to start nesting activity and by the middle of the month they were busy collecting branches to repair their nests.
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Tree Sparrows are always reliable around the bird-feeders in front of the Kingfisher Hide...
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Below the feeders, several Brown Rats were frequently feeding on the spilt grain...
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
A male Pheasant was also feeding on the spilt seeds and temporarily chased away the rats.
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
All of the above photos were taken at Attenborough Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire.
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