Winter Sunrise Over the Axe Valley
Early Dawn – From the slopes of Crook Peak, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_0010
A car winds its way towards Cheddar in Somerset. Above it the sky is slowly turning red as dawn brings in some beautiful colours.
As the sky turns amber a large flock of crows takes to the sky, leaving their tree top roost in the shelter of the valley to venture up onto the Mendip Hills.
Crows leave their roost – From Compton Bishop, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7541
Not long before a flock of starlings, probably from RSPB Ham Hall, make their way to the hills. These birds are much harder to spot. Whilst I could see the flock in the distance, I was not sure that they were in the picture until I got home and looked on the computer.
Starlings in a dawn sky – From Compton Bishop towards Nyland Hill, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7576
Eventually, the sun brings some warmth and another change in colours.
Sunrise over the Axe Valley – From Compton Bishop, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7627
Dawn’s golden colours shine over the islands of the Somerset Levels.
Nyland Hill at Dawn – From Compton Bishop, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7668
And finally…
Now the sun is up in the sky, time to walk back down the hill to Compton Bishop.
St Andrew,s Church – Compton Bishop, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7747
