More Wildlife from Italy

  I'm back in England now and I can share even more Italian creatures with you. We have some fantastic heron and egret footage coming later in the post. Here is a wonderful picture to put you on before the rest.

 Little egrets are a great new addition to the blog! More on them later.

First, we have some collared dove photos to show.

Next, some starlings.

Finally, we have the herons and egrets.

Some great shots of several little egrets coming up.

Then the egret flew to the ground.

After a few minutes, it started to fish. However, when some more egrets came down things got a bit chaotic. 

Over the other side of the river was a huge heronry, with both egrets and grey herons. 

To get an idea of what the area was like, here is a zoomed-out shot. 

Here are the close-ups.

 

Little egrets and grey herons are both fantastic birds. However, if you look in the top left of this next photo (next to a heron with its wings spread out) you will see what looks like an egret with an orange beak. This bird is much bigger than the little egrets; it is the same size as a grey heron. This bird is a much rarer, great egret. 

That is all for this post. Recently, I have been dropping hints about something very exciting. That post will be released next Wednesday, at 5 p.m. UK time. Thanks for reading!

Goosander at Garda & JWB News

 Goosander at Garda

Recently, I have been on holiday at Lake Garda, Italy. As well as killer bears and tiny lizards there are also some nice birds here. Most of them we have in the uk but some species are more common here. 

Some birds I didn’t catch on camera are little egrets and grey herons. I did get some good collard dove and starling pictures but they are my main camera (I can’t upload them without the computer). So here are some photos I got on my phone. 

Sparrows

Here are some nice sparrow pictures. Unlike the ones in the uk these sparrows would let you get quite close to them. 

Great Crested Grebes

Juvenile and adult grebes.

Common Gulls

Mallard Ducks

Here is a black and white variation.

Goosanders

This is the first goosander ever on the blog, however, I did plan to make a post earlier on which would include one I saw back in the uk. That post will come out soon, and it includes another very exciting first for the blog. Anyway, here is another goosander which I saw at the lake. 

JWB News - 4000 Views!

This week I got 4000 views on my blog. I’ve been doing it for over 3 years now and have got way more (and better) animals than I expected! I want to thank everyone who visits my blog- we have views from all over the planet, from India and Sweden to Australia and Canada. Another special thanks to krewechief for being my number 1 commenter! Anyway, that’s all for this week’s post. Stay tuned to find out what we will see next - as I have said in previous posts, something very exciting is on the way!

Thanks for reading!

JWB News - I Went To See Polar Bears!

 This week’s post is a mix of news and a normal post where I record animals. That is because my Gran took me to see a family of polar bears which had just arrived at Peak Wildlife Park! Peak is the second zoo in the UK to have these cuddly-looking animals. They are the first polar bears ever in Staffordshire and that is why it is in this week’s JWB News. 

At The Zoo

As soon as we got in we went straight to the polar bears. To save this post from being too long I won’t show any other animals that we saw (despite there being a nice collection of creatures there). Once we arrived at the pen we saw nothing. Then the keepers let them out and they came over to us.

There were three polar bears. A mother, (furthest one) and her two 20 month old cubs.

Here are some more photos:

That is all for today’s post. Stay tuned, because as I said in the last post there is some great footage of one of the UK’s rarest animals on the way!

Thanks for Reading!

(And thanks Gran for taking me!)

JWB News - Black Panther In Staffordshire!

Today, I will be explaining something very exciting.  But first I want explain about todays, and many other's, post. Once a week (usually at the weekend) there will be a Joe's Wildlife Blog News (JWB News) story. There are lots of fantastic discoveries and stories to tell about British wildlife. But now, something not so British.

Black Panther in Staffordshire!

Recently, some documentary makers were making a documentary on big cat sightings in Britain. Whilst making it someone sent in a photo of a black panther (jaguar) in to them. It came with a note which said,

'This is the last photo of the Beast of Smallthorne.  This photo was taken on the 17th March at 12:36pm near the lake of Ford Green Nature Reserve, Stoke, Staffordshire. 

Many People have taken a photo and filmed the beast. 

Thank you and kind wishes' .

An expert says that it is the clearest photo ever taken of a  wild, big cat in Britain. 

 This alone is extremely exciting. But what makes it even more thrilling is the location.

Ford Green Nature Reserve is exactly where I filmed the footage for my last blog post! If you haven't seen it all ready I highly recommend checking it out. Click here to see my last post at Ford Green Nature Reserve.  

That is all for this week's news. Come back next week for more animal news and check out my other posts coming soon as well! (There's a big one on the way!) 

Thanks for reading!

The Heron and the Slugs

 In today's post, we will be showcasing a grey heron and a couple of slugs. But first, let's have a look at what else I have seen this week. 

Mallard Ducks

Here is a family of young ducks all huddled together.

Bottoms up

Mute Swan and Canada Geese

Next, we have an elegant swan in the middle of the lake. In the bottom left, you can see a couple of Canada geese. 

Coots

Here is a juvenile coot:

Gulls 

Black-Headed Gull:

Magpie and Pigeon

The next bird is a magpie. After that, we have a woodpigeon.

Slugs

As I mentioned earlier on, the next lot of photos will be of slugs.

Grey Heron

Finally, the grey heron. It was actually the first thing I saw when I arrived at the lake. 

Next, a video. 

That's all for now. Stay tuned to find out what we'll see next. Thanks for reading!

Pigeon Nesting in my Garden!

 I have only just found out that a pigeon is nesting in my garden! This isn't the first time it's happened - one nested here last year. Before that, we also had a robin nesting in a bird box I put out.  Unlike the last pigeon nest, you could just about see the chick. Here are the photos: 

I hope you enjoyed today's post. Thanks for reading!