Off work on a glorious sunny day, the morning was spent catching up on things at home, then I took a trip inland in the afternoon...
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Great spotted Woodpecker, 2 Tree Sparrows and 5 Goldfinches were quite photogenic in the garden today. The good light helped. Also this morning a total of 500 Pink footed Geese flew S at home, flocks of 120, 140 and 240...
So I thought I would see what was going on up on the moors...
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An eerie fog filled the valleys but it was crystal clear higher up.
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The late afternoon sun was warm, encouraging the last of the midgies to dance around...
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Wrens were all over in the heather, gorse and fence lines. The tiny things look lost in such a big landscape...
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This Fox came up to me as I leant on a gate. He just turned an casually walked back the way he came...
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At dusk, this Goshawk came in to roost with a full crop. It was a big hefty bird. Nice one...
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Evening fog still in the valley....
PS edit - I forgot, while up there I also had a nice flock of Redpolls, maybe 30+, and a similar number of Fieldfares going to roost.
4 comments:
Great post, Stewart.
You`re not kidding about the full crop on that Gos. That`s one mighty bulge it has there.
Lovely atmospheric shots Stewart, it has been a grand day although it got chilly quickly late afternoon.
Looks like a great place to be stewart. very envious of the habitat there.
Quite a day you have documented here. Very much enjoyed all the photos.
cheers,
Wilma
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