There on the marge of Sedge Wren Marsh

 It was a lovely evening, the golden hour, just before we started bat monitoring.

 

 I started walking north along the road when I saw this 4cm-ish long beetle:

 Does it only have 4 legs?

 

Then I saw and watched this "sparrow" for awhile - any idea what species?

 

 And then this fellow -

 

 - again, any ideas?

 

The next fellow "posed" for quite awhile, a Northern Flicker -

 

 

 Then back down on the road - I think 2 different birds, maybe even different species:

 The last sequence shows a wren-like character of the turned up tail.

Then another  beetle - this one looks like it might be able to swim?

 

Then out into the night to bat or not not to bat:

 

 No fireflies, but whip-poor-wills and 2 beaver. And a bear!

 

wobbily for sure,

WOB 

A Haiku for August

 

                                                            Perseid Shower

 

 

 

                                                    Radiant Milky Way Sky

 

 

 

 

 

                                                       Comet be thanked

 

 

 

 

 

WOB 

Water Colours

 Last night at McGee Creek:

 

 Probably a young male beaver. It swam back and forth before me for some 15 Minutes before I left.

 

 

WOB

Haiku in the Scottish Border Vales

 

Mary -

 Mary had a lamb -

 

 A tiny lamb she did have:

 She fed it daily.

 

 

In June - WOB

Humbie Village Church

 We visited Humbie Village and church among other places on Thursday June 26: 

 

We approached from the north-east.

 

 Looking back -

 To the west there is a cemetery at a lower level about the banks of Humbie Water:

 Do you see the bird perched on a grave stone?

 

 

 I am afraid I do not recognize the species.

 

 Gone but not forgotten - from the era of the Spanish flu

 

50 million deaths, more than died in WW I

 

Sadly,

WOB