Wednesday 7th May
We can’t really grumble about the weather during the last week as the only shower we had was overnight and most days we have seen the sun shine. But today was forecast to remain overcast and this afternoon we spent with our friend in Stoke-on-Trent which ended up in a nice pub nearby for an evening meal. So we went back to Three Shires Head as Vanessa hadn’t seen it before. For me I took the drone to get a different perspective on the area and then tried my skills at bird photography.
However, I have to moan now about the trekking public – I know it’s only a few people but why litter such a lovely area (or any area). Walking down to the bridge and stream was easy going, but along the route we saw discarded dog poo bags and a bin liner full of rubbish.
On the way back we picked up 5 poo bags – If they’re not going to dispose of it properly, then at least kick it off the path and leave it for the weather to break it down – sorry, moan over!
While Vanessa was left to photograph the bridge and stream, I got the drone into the air.
I could hear birds all around but useless at spotting them, but on the way back to the car Vanessa spotted them and I photographed them using the camera’s ProCap mode.
A Grey Wagtail.
Eurasian Wren – significant photo crop as these are very small.
European Male Stonechat
Don’t think for a moment that I knew what these birds were – I’d downloaded the Merlin app on my phone, took a picture of my laptop image and hey presto, I appear to be very knowledgeable on the topic.
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