• Bluebells

    I was beginning to think I had missed the bluebells this year. We have had such a lot of rain in recent weeks it seemed that the spring was going to pass by. But today I decided to take a few hours off and fit in a visit to Hardcastle Crags. It was a lovely warm afternoon and the dappled sunlight in the woods was very attractive. These shots are a few examples from the afternoon.

  • Birds again!

    Last night we had a talk at Oldham PS, from David Wilkinson of Bury PS . I was admiring a photograph of a wren that he showed and wished I could see one in the garden…then, would you believe it…this lunchtime, what should appear on my bird perch….a little wren!…didn’t stay more than a few seconds but I managed to get a few quick shots from the living room window as I had already set the camera up on the tripod. Maybe I’ll manage to get his tail totally in focus next time, but I’m pleased with my first attempt! Another visit from a coal tit completed my hour or…

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