Demolition of Hooe Quarry Oil Tanks
Working mostly at night the Tor drilling company turn up in force. See the post on the quarry building in operation during the 1950’s – Hooe Quarry Pictures courtesey of Doug!
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Mute Swans and their six Cygnets on Hooe Lake
Radford Duck Ponds welcomed 6 new cygnets that hatched sometime between Friday night and Saturday the 7th of May 2011. They are pictured here newly hatched and then at approximately 6 weeks old. The name ‘mute’ derives from…
Nuthatch clearing nest & feeding it’s chicks
An account by Wildlife Photographer Steve Bates For nearly three years, I’ve been observing a nuthatch nesting site at the Radford Dip Reserve, and it’s been an intriguing journey into understanding their behavior. This season has been the closest I’ve…
Sleepy Swans on Hooe Lake
Swans sleep both on land and on the water, usually, they tuck their head back under one wing. It’s unusual to see them with their eyes closed (as pictured here). Swans sleep whenever they can, and for how long they…
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) devouring its prey
Over the years I have many times come across circles of feathers on the ground, all that remained of an unfortunate bird, more often than not a pigeon. The culprit and the cause of what struggle had been played out…
A Little Egret early one morning on Hooe Lake…
A Little Egret’s early morning wash & brush up before flying away. Keep clicking the pictures to see bigger versions. Classed as a rare breeding species the little egret is a small white heron with white plumes on its crest,…