{"id":2282,"date":"2015-05-09T20:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T20:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2015-05-09T20:25:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T20:25:13","slug":"warbler-and-weasel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=2282","title":{"rendered":"Warbler and Weasel"},"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\/2015\/05\/DSC_1538.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reed Warbler at Chorlton Water Park\" 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=\"Reed Warbler at Chorlton Water Park\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1538_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">Returning this year on the 21st April the continuous chattering song of the Reed Warbler is one of the more distinctive bird songs found around Chorlton Water Park. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reed Warbler singing from within the reedbed\" 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=\"Reed Warbler singing from within the reedbed\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1525_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">Whilst the song is instantly recognizable trying to get a clear view of one is a bit more difficult. Reeds and other dense foliage is a nightmare for the camera\u2019s autofocus therefore its back to manual focus. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1543.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reed Warbler singing from a Willow at the edge of the lake\" 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=\"Reed Warbler singing from a Willow at the edge of the lake\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1543_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">Hopefully this year the nest won\u2019t be predated by the local Mink.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Reed Bunting on the former Barlow Tip. \" 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=\"Male Reed Bunting on the former Barlow Tip. \" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1576_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">Male Reed Bunting on the former Barlow Tip. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1584.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Orange Tip on the banks of the Mersey\" 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=\"Male Orange Tip on the banks of the Mersey\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1584_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">Still plenty of male Orange Tips around in between the showers with this particular one found patrolling the riverbank.<\/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\/2015\/05\/DSC_1587.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Female Orange Tip\" 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=\"Female Orange Tip\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1587_thumb.jpg\" width=\"298\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1580.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Small Tortoiseshell \" 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=\"Small Tortoiseshell\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_1580_thumb.jpg\" width=\"298\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">Female Orange Tip<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">Small Tortoiseshell<\/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=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1040680.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The formerly extinct Alder Leaf Beetle on Barlow Tip\" 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=\"The formerly extinct Alder Leaf Beetle on Barlow Tip\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1040680_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">Alder Leaf Beetle on Barlow Tip. With no recorded sightings between 1946 and 2003 this beetle was considered extinct in the UK. However in 2004 larvae and adults were found in Manchester and it\u2019s now spreading across north-west England. The beetle appears to have favourite trees with adjacent ones being completely unaffected.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0254.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\" Weasel in Kenworthy Wood\" 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=\" Weasel in Kenworthy Wood\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0254_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">A freshly killed Weasel in Kenworthy Wood it\u2019s back covered in small, puncture wounds suggesting it had probably been killed by another Weasel. Unfortunately individuals have a very low tolerance of each other and frequently fight to the death.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Returning this year on the 21st April the continuous chattering song of the Reed Warbler is one of the more distinctive bird songs found around Chorlton Water Park. Whilst the song is instantly recognizable trying to get a clear view of one is a bit <span class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"more-link btn btn-transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=2282\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108,4,51],"tags":[414,147,498,497,352,499],"class_list":["post-2282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-insects","category-mammals","tag-alder-leaf-beetle","tag-orange-tip-butterfly","tag-reed-bunting","tag-reed-warbler","tag-small-tortoiseshell","tag-weasel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2282"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2283,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282\/revisions\/2283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}