PotM Calendar
The Photo of the Month (see gallery) is a year-round calendar of selected nature images and stories with contributions from visitors, friends and fellow photographers.
When it comes to nature photography, it's not only those exciting tales of high adventure that often accompany talent and skill for a fabulous result. If a picture is worth more than a thousand words, then a well-timed shot, or a well-framed one, can say as much about you as the photographer. So if you'd like to showcase one of your pictures here, free, for one calendar month with a short story or personal account, then this page is for you.
June 2023
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Bow, London
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I was walking alongside one of the ponds in Lea Valley Park
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Well-Spotted by Peter Fletcher
As I was walking to some local shops near the Galliards Estate, I heard a chick calling from one of the lime trees by Jubilee Parl. At first, I looked and looked...
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In winter, many birds form flocks to survive or migrate. Not so for European robins. Throughout our darkest months, these red-breasted songsters stoically maintain a solitary vigil by chasing away rivals who might otherwise intrude into their air space.
Whilst robins of the opposite sex with overlapping borders tolerate one another, they remain fiercely territorial. Even females are not averse to seeing red should an incursion occur when food is scarce. It’s a temperament often seen around bird feeders, making them bold enough to grow accustomed to people who frequently feed them. In truth, no other wild species of small bird within the British Isles has the brazen charm to take on such a tame demeanour, and yet, as spring approaches, they show a less endearing side to themselves as males become more aggressive towards other males.
At the start of the breeding season, cock robins tout their prowess by throwing their heads back and chests out while swaying from side to side; a red flag raised, if you like, from one robin to another, warning them that any assertion of rights to food, water, or a favourable nest site will no longer be merely frowned upon - all will be challenged, and with more than a mere peck to respect the order of things. A point driven home by the tips of their beaks and the claws of their feet should a rival dare cross any red-breasted boundary lines.