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This was the first of the hatchlings to leave the Eastern Phoebe’s nest above my front door. Was it an Eastern Phoebe, or Brown-headed Cowbird. Since it was bigger than the other hatchlings, I think it was a Brown-headed Cowbird. The Cowbirds lay their eggs in other bird species nests.
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HM Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter (Stac Pollaidh, G-BIMU) hovered near the MV Explorer as we traveled across the North Sea from Dover to Oslo. It may have been a training exercise as no one from the Enrichment Voyage needed to be transported for medical treatment. I am not sure where the helicopter was based, but the Stac Pollaidh name is a mountain in the northwest Scottish Highlands.
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This yellow “Snail on the Trail” was observed while on a hike to the base of the Cliffs of Dover from the National Trust South Foreland Lighthouse in St. Margaret’s Bay. The field trip took us to see the sights in and around Dover. The snail reminded me of a bright yellow Banana Slug I saw in Big Sur, California several years earlier.
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I used to have a patch of Lily of the Valley plants that would bloom in the spring. This is an image of the flower buds just before opening. Unfortunately, I lost the plants when they drilled the well for the geothermal loop.
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I came upon this wet rabbit in my backyard doing stretches following an afternoon thunderstorm. Normally, they don’t let me get very close even though I allow them in my wildflower meadow. This image was taken with a 400 mm telephoto lens. The rabbits nibble on some of the flowers but are nowhere as destructive as the deer.
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