{"id":1945,"date":"2014-12-27T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-27T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2014-12-27T12:56:22","modified_gmt":"2014-12-27T12:56:22","slug":"a-chill-wind-that-blew-some-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=1945","title":{"rendered":"A chill wind that blew some good .."},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9298.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pink Footed Geese\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pink Footed Geese\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9298_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">A few photos from a November visit to Martin Mere.            <\/p>\n<p>The most familiar of the winter migrants to the mere &#8211; Pink footed Geese preparing for landing.             <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9413.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Common Buzzard\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Common Buzzard\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9413_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">One of the local Buzzards keeping watch for any stragglers or injured birds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/P1040108-Edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Buzzards enjoying an easy meal\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Buzzards enjoying an easy meal\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/P1040108-Edit_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">Eventually the Buzzards find a weak bird and take advantage of an easy meal. As per usual they\u2019re about half a mile away so apologies for the grainy shot taken through the telescope. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9894.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Lapwing\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Northern Lapwing\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9894_thumb.jpg\" width=\"298\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9896.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ruff\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ruff\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9896_thumb.jpg\" width=\"298\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">One of several hundred Lapwings. Great to see the whole flock up later on in the day wheeling and diving to avoid a young Peregrine.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">Another winter visitor a male Ruff. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9908.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"A sleeping Tawny Owl\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"A sleeping Tawny Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9908_thumb.jpg\" width=\"298\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9904.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Tawny Owl\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Tawny Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_9904_thumb.jpg\" width=\"298\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">Hidden high up amongst the branches a sleeping Tawny Owl<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">Superb streaky, cryptic plumage. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few photos from a November visit to Martin Mere. The most familiar of the winter migrants to the mere &#8211; Pink footed Geese preparing for landing. 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