Been following the fortunes of a Barn owl family for the last few months in the lower Waveney valley and finally the youngsters are out and about learning to hunt for themselves and posing for me....beautiful Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

At SWT Worlingham marshes there are literally thousands of Wasp spiders (Argiope bruennichi) now becoming visible from fully mature to much lesser so. In places you could hardly take a step without disturbing one Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

A pair of ovipositing Lesser Emperor from Carlton marshes on Friday 26/7/24 SuffolkWildlifeTrust Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves

Carlton marshes: Where beyond the gates, wildlife awaits. How lucky am I to get to work here! Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust I should point out that wildlife resides both sides of the gates!

Short eared Owl in the last light of the setting sun

Red Squirrels from North Yorkshire. Wonderfully charismatic animals

Red Squirrels from last week in North Yorkshire

From Worlingham marshes a Kingfisher catching sticklebacks for a youngster. This was a couple of weeks ago and since then the youngster has been learning to fish for itself from this perch Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

Not only Kingfishers using this perch, here a collection of Little Egrets compete for the best position Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

Short eared owls back at Carlton marshes last week, a sure sign that autumn is upon us once again Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

Not the species of fish eating bird that I was hoping for on this perch and not the best designed feet to make it easy Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

While the water levels are low on Petos at Carlton marshes I took the chance to put a temporary cam out on an exposed area normally under water. Nice to see this Great White Egret in the first few days of use Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

Common Buzzard perched at Worlingham marshes this afternoon Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

Green Sandpiper from Worlingham marshes today (22/9/24) Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

Also at Worlingham marshes this morning, Kingfishers including a contender for 'rear of the year' Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves SuffolkWildlifeTrust

Later this afternoon I finally got the chance to go and see the juvenile Black necked Grebe on Kessingland shore pools

Sequence of shots of the Black necked Grebe on 22/9/24 at Kessingland shore pools illustrating the graceful way the bird dived looking for food

Eight third generation Wall Brown butterfies seen at Carlton marshes yesterday (28/9/24) Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves

Brown Hare from Carlton marshes yesterday Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves

Kestrel and Sparrowhawk in the same trail cam view although the Sparrowhawk is too close to focus properly. Video recorded last week at Carlton Marshes Suffolk Wildlife Trust North East Reserves