We are now in lockdown for this pandemic of coronavirus. I don’t think anyone really knows what this will mean and its longer implications. For me it means not going to Gosforth Nature Reserve or anywhere that I can’t get to by walking . My concentration has therefore narrowed with some pleasant results.
All images © Chris Castling
Hovering male kestrel, Tynemouth
Male great spotted woodpecker feeding young, Northumberland Park
Male great spotted woodpecker and juvenile, Northumberland Park
Female great spotted wood pecker, Northumberland Park
Coal tit with mouthful of food, Northumberland Park
Coal tit with mouthful of food, Northumberland Park
Male orange-tip butterfly, Northumberland Park
Male orange-tip butterfly, Northumberland Park
Kestrel with catch, Tynemouth
On the cliffs next to the north pier, Tynemouth
Pair of fulmars, Tynemouth
Roe buck at Collingwood monument, Tynemouth
Roe Deer © Chris Castling
Nuthatch filling in hole, Northumberland Park
Mistle thrush chicks, Northumberland Park
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About the author
Chris Castling is a retired intensive care nurse with a passion for wildlife and wildlife photography. He has lived in Tynemouth for 30 years, near Northumberland Park and a short walk from the coast.