This weekend was supposed to be a camping weekend,But like every bank holiday it was to bloody cold to lie under the stars.Never mind it gives me some time to do a spot of birding.So off to the Scottish borders it is.There is a little place we go not to far from Roberton,I am sorry I cannot disclose were because I my mates would throttle me,we re- visited the nest of a goshawks we saw last year.(photo above).Not sure if we would be in luck as we were not sure if the goshawk use the same nest from previous years,one of the lads seen a male goshawk fly from the tree the nest was in last year, here's hoping he finds a female and do as well as they did last year,two chicks they reared.(photo below).
As far as we know only one chick survived,on a re-visit to the nest four weeks after this photo was taken
we only saw one chick next to the nest roosting,what a size after only four weeks.(photo below)
One thing I love about birding is you never know what you will see,next to a small lock in a row of willow tree was a least eight willow warblers,not one of them was bothered about me being there.so I got a few shots before they moved on.
Being on the borders of Scotland you get to see a fare few roe deer,this one was showing of his territory.
I will be going back to visit the goshawk in a few weeks time,If I have any luck I will keep you posted,all who read my blog enjoy your birding.
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Great pic of the Goshawk, what a transformation, Linda
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