Yare Valley goodies!

Not every day turns up rare birds and unusual insects, but the joy of Strumpshaw & Buckenham is that, even on a quiet day in July, there's usually something worth pointing the camera at!

Main interest today was a pair of Buzzards displaying and nest-building: they did some spectacular aerial manouvres which included passing a stick! I never get tired of watching these 'tourist eagles' - it isn't so long ago that they were a rare sight in the Norfolk skies....

Other raptors included several Sparrowhawks (one of which was a whopping female!) and a couple of Hobbies. Norfolk Hawkers and Black-tailed Skimmers were everywhere, as were the various more common blue damselflies. I also found a White Helleborine to add to my Yare Valley orchid list.

Back home, the Turtles seem to be feeding young: they are making much more regular visits to the feeding stations....