Devil May Care
Been a busy month which, although I've managed a fair bit of birding around and about, hasn't allowed me much time for processing any of the pics I've taken or blogging. At the end of April I checked in on my local pair of Red-Necked Grebe (my favourite Grebe) and was delighted to find not one pair, but two, very territorial and narky pairs, fighting it out in the bay. Red-Necked Grebe - The King of Grebes. The garden has been producing in an exceptional manner, with several rarities/scarcities adding themselves to the garden list. Highlights among these have been a second Pallid Harrier, a female/2CY type, and Arctic Skua (always a decent bird in Finland, but especially when seen inland, and this Black Kite, a long overdue rarity. Black Kite - know your silhouettes and tail shapes when it comes to raptors. Black Kite Video-grabs - garden mega and a decent rare/scarce. Black Kite vary in scarcity depending on where you are in Finland. In the east of the country they breed...