Walks and bird shots from Backwater reservoir
On January 19th I took a walk at the reservoir and was a little shocked to see the water level had barely risen and, yes, the sun shone! It’s been a while. The water level was just over 27 metres at the tower; it had been just below that before Christmas.
So the object of today’s walk was, after ALL the rain we’ve had, has the level risen yet? … More Amazed
January 19th saw my first foray up to see how the water level is. Not great but, it was a really good feeling getting out of the car up there, feels like forever since my last visit (December!) … More It’s been a while!
It’s been a while since I’ve been up to the reservoir. I checked back through the images awaiting edit and it was October 27th! That might give you some idea of the dreich weather we’ve been having. OK that’s not all that prevented me going up but a fair part of it and today, December 15th, the sun shone, kind of! 🙂 So I decided it was high time I went back up for a walk and to check the water level, last time I was there it wasn’t good. … More Accidental Encounter
It’s been six weeks since I ventured up to the reservoir, time for a visit I feel! … More Been a while!
I grabbed a few shots of the Whitethroat and kept listening for the Cuckoo. … More Cuckoo to you
I do hope no-one minds that I split my walk into two parts? This is the big part, to me anyway, where the Red Kites started cruising around me, allowing me to photograph them in quite close proximity. I see them at Backwater reservoir quite often now. I’d made my way to the second gate, … More Kite a walk Pt. 2
April 11th, off to Backwater reservoir, it feels like a long time since I was last up there for a wander….. it isn’t 🙂 There were no cars in the car park when I got there, always a good sign for me. The sun was shining, the sky was mostly blue and a decent breeze … More Kite a walk
January 29th, it’s been a few weeks! It was yet another bitter cold but glorious day so I had to get up to Backwater reservoir and walk, see what might be seen. It was great to get a few glimpses of Crossbills as I walked up, they the very reason I started walking here but … More Backwater in January
I’ve not been getting up to Backwater reservoir as often as I’d like, partly bad weather, partly poor weather, in other words dull and overcast for photography. I did get up three times over January but that doesn’t feel like often now. Also, it’s pretty quiet at that time of year; the light can be … More Backwater in January
We’ve had a fairly good week up here, weather-wise but it’s been bitterly cold with smatterings of snow and a cold wind so, I haven’t been far, up to the feeding post couple of times, that’s it. That at least gets me some exercise, and steps as well as photo opportunities. This morning started completely … More First visit since New Year’s Day
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