Monday 16 April 2012

Crossbills

After leaving Rothbury earlier today we drove to Winters Gibbet on the corner of Harwood Forest. I'm unsure whether or not these birds are present all year round.
There were four or five in this location

Male Crossbill




 Female Crossbill




Juvenile





Across the road from the Crossbills stands a replica of the gibbet where William Winter was hung in 1791 for the murder of Margaret Crozier at nearby Elsdon

1 comment:

kirstallcreatures said...

Cracking pics of the Crossbill, what a fantastic sighting &sonice to get the male,female & juvenile, Linda