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They are very cute birds. It's always nice to see them. Great video. Keep it up!

Delightful & hello Cockey 😁👍 enjoyed that Graham. 🙏

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What a super and informative video. Nice dragonfly I ages. And some great tips and tricks. Another superb video from you. I enjoy how you left the outtake in for us to have a chuckle. Cool flyby of those formation aeroplanes. Sorry it's took me a few days to get round to watching. Have yourself a fantastic week my friend

I would've been so disappointed if you hadn't managed to get cocky on film! And the planes we so cool!!

Great content Graham. Some lovely photos and you managed to do well with the Dragonfly image with what you had to start with lol. Nice tip on how to get the Damselflies near you for photographing, will have to try that. Not sure if those planes were Spitfire's, can't really tell from the silhouettes or the sound.

Such a beautiful species!

Its a great site, better earlier in the year. Cant help with the fly Id sadly, but the Dragonfly was a Migrant Hawker (male) as you said :)

Really enjoyed that video Graham.

Lovely video mate, I've had a great time this summer photographing the small stuff as well. All the best Steve.

Nice 1 sir Graham, great shots of the little red eyed damselfly, a species I haven't knowingly seen before.

I'm still giggling at your surprised exclamation as the planes flew over! Lol! A super informative video as always, and what a great tip. I will try and remember to implement that next time I try to photograph dragonflies etc. They do look really lovely on the leaves, and I also thought your RAW file came up really well. Dear little robin, it was nice to see him too.

lovely buddy x good ol robins x i hope you and yours are happy and well xxx

Lovely video Graham with good information as usual:-)

A very apt description for your Starling visitors Graham, lol.

ahh yes, i completely agree, a clamour fits well with this boisterous lot. fantastic

I see what you mean Graham 😁👍 Good there is someone checking Liams work!🤣 joking of course! Reminds me of a time when a clattering of Jackdaws raided our bird feeders. They were quite big birds to be raiding the bird feeders and fat balls. Quite a bombastic raid it was 😅

Nice informative video on the differences between the various darters and damselflies. Love the photo too, the wings remind me of the frosted glass you get on some bathroom windows, lol. Nice video all round Graham.

Very interesting and informative video. Thanks Graham.

what a fantastic photograph. can't believe its been a year - i remember that video... mind you where has this year gone! can't believe we're in September already. i do enjoy finding Dragonflies, then going home and reading as much as my little brain will hold!

Very enjoyable little video and yes I remember that one with Greg, Liam and JP. Amazing creatures those dragon flies and Damsels. Prehistoric ! The light a low summers evening I find is the most spectacular, really like that. Liam’s head is most perfect landing strip for a dragon fly, no foliage to snag those wings!🤣 Thanks for this lovely video Graham 🙏

Gosh, the year is racing by, isn't it? September already. A beautiful image - the backlighting really does make a difference! Enjoyed learning all about the dragonfly/damselfly, too! (My September photo is a Painted Lady butterfly nectaring on a flower!)

I really enjoyed your video! It has such a peaceful and relaxing vibe, beautifully connected to nature💚 You got my subscription!

VERY nice video thanks...

Poisonous..... Berries are poisonous, Snakes are venomous

Sadly we don't get these lovley little birds where I live. But your photos and videos make your case very well.

You'd be surprised at how many people dont know the difference between poisonous and venomous.

Lovely snakes , quite common in NE Scotland . Dangerous on,y to small toddlers and domestic dogs .

Definitely right up there Graham in terms of cuteness. Must admit I’m a Robin fan but who cannot be smitten by a family of long tailed tits. They sound great to😁👍

deffo the cutest, how'd you get them in your garden?

I agree buddy even more so the juvenile long tailed tit. I haven't managed to see let alone photograph the juvenile when you get so many huddle up together 😊

Yes I agree with you Graham. Unfortunately we don't get them in our garden.

That was a cute little video, Graham! Yes they are indeed cute little birds, and the juvs are definitely even cuter! Lovely footage and pics as always!

ahh yes i have to agree - the word cute, definitely applies with these tiny birds, absolutely... i have no probs using the C word.. Chris Packham to whom you referred to as the tv presenter - might well take issue, although i recall not long ago he has used the "C word" once or twice to describe certain birds or animals - can't recall when, but i do have a memory of that! fantastic video. i do enjoy them, they are gloriously cute - fantastic tiny birds. oh i have never seen a juvenile, that is even more next level cuteness

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Yes they are cute. I prefer a nice Sparrow, or better and larger a nice Blackbird.

They are very cute birds, one of my favourite to photograph (when they stay still long enough that is, lol), I have not seen a juvenile Long-tailed Tit as yet though. Your footage of them is fantastic, so many of them at once at your feeders. Don't know why some people might object to saying they are cute, no different than calling a cat or dog cute to me, lol. Anyways nice little video Graham.

Nice video, I actually prefer the one you ended up using a opposed to the image with the side on view of the Swallow. Interesting about the instances of them trying to winter here and had no idea how far they travel to where they normally spend the winter months.

I will never get tired of hearing them, be it on a hot summer's eveving, or on a cold, rainy morning!🙌

Good choice Graham 👍 , a feel good bird is the swallow. Always makes me feel good when I see them. 🙏❤

They love the coastal path in Devon.

We have been there a few times now, but the last time we went I think there were restrictions because of Bird Flu so aviaries were not open.

fantastic august image, great footage and details too. i hope you are keeping well. enjoy the rest of your week and weekend

Another nice little video Graham. Thornham was the site of my first time at summer camp with the Scouts. I seem to recall we saw a lot of wildlife while there, including a trip to what was then called Bird Island, but I believe now has a different name. That was back in 1964. Funnily enough I believe something else happened around that time which was personal to you?

Some great footage and photos there buddy

Beautiful August image, Graham! For what it's worth, I think you did right choosing the one you did, especially re composition and the fact that just the one subject is in clear focus to be studied and admired - the second image had my eyes dodging between the two birds! (Unfortunately for the August piccie on my own calendar - a kestrel hunting prey in long grasses - the subject is way too small in the frame and not very eye catching. It's my birthday month and I usually try and use something I shall really enjoy looking at, but this one is not it!! Never mind. Hope to do better for next year's!! Lol!)

they will be having a right old feast.

Got hundreds in my garden ok maybe thousands 😮

There is a fourth. You forgot the Aesculapian Snake, non-native and very rare but can be found in some parts of Wales and oddly specifically in the grass hedgerows alongside the Regents Canal on London. It is a non-venomous constrictor and totally harmless to humans as it is not large enough to constrict us and feeds off of small birds and bird eggs.