Dartmoor - Sunday 22.1.12

Egret taking flight with Topsham in the background.

Photo taken from TURF LOCK hotel grounds.

Can you see what it is yet?

Long Eared Owl!

The perfect end to a perfectly lovely weekend away.

Dartmoor - Saturday 21.1.12

Slapton Ley has reed beds that overflow with life.

Blue Tit

Marsh Harrier -

saw a pair flying together

but only got these shaky shots of an individual.

Parsley plant in bloom.

Close up of blooms on Parsley plant. Alexanders was also budding.

Sea Kale blooming,

it's peppery leaves still edible at this unseasonal time.

Dartmoor Walk - Friday 20.1.12

A walk from the Dart Valley to the high moor.

Lichen

Moss everywhere

Liverwort

Lichen

Lichen

Lichen

3 lichens on one tiny twig.

Top

Underside

The lichen on a tor.

The most perfect of habitats and cow pats!

A Walk Down A Devon Lane - Sunday 13.3.11

The lane into BRIMPTS FARM was a joy this morning.

The Devon banked hedges were covered in snowdrops,

they were like little jewels.

Often alongside the SNOWDROPS were DAFFODILS

quietly basking in the sunshine.

All in all a lovely spot to wander on a Sunday morning.

In the shady ditches I found LIVERWORTS

and FERNS,

some of them tiny.

The CHERRY and BLACKTHORN are in bloom, here side by side.

PRIMROSES and GORSE were in full bloom down here in DEVON. Sadly I didn't snap a single one.

Small SAND LIZARDS were basking at the farm, but legged it the moment I lifted the camera : (   maybe next time?

Dartmoor Walk - Saturday 22.1.11

Lichen

Fungi on Gorse

Gorse can be found in flower every month of the year somewhere in the UK.

Fungi on Gorse

Lichen

Lichen

Bowling Green Marshes - Friday 21.1.11

Such a good moment to see AVOCETS, low tide,

clear and sunny weather.

BRENT GEESE were everywhere, they look so beautiful. In this flock there was also a lone CURLEW.

Just off TOPSHAM another group of BRENT GEESE strung their way across the estuary.

REDSHANKS feeding near the town. So bold, that they didn't budge at all as I got closer, and closer.