• Saddleworth – The “Crooked Tree” Walk

    My lock-down photo diary continues. We have now been in lock-down for 8 weeks, slightly longer than the time imposed by government. It hasn’t been all that much of a chore, because there has been plenty to do around the house and garden plus lots of opportunity for photography at home. Walks have been mostly just through the fields above us or along the old railway track, neither of which are very picturesque. From yesterday, regulations have been relaxed to allow exercise at greater distance. In fact, the walk we did today can be done from home…up the fields behind us to Knowle Top and then taking the track along…

  • Birds in May

    I need to sit in the hide a bit more often…but I can’t seem to concentrate on just one thing at a time, so my bird photography is more or less opportunistic. Some of the birds are starting to look a little scruffy now but I’ve come to love the robins that frequent our garden. There seem to be two distinct pairs. They follow each other around and they follow me around, looking for worms, as I dig in the garden. We also have at least three blue tits who arrive to feed around the same time…one pair for sure and a smaller fluffy one that comes on its own.…

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