Somerset Year 2022
As is often the case my photograph year started with a sunrise at RSPB Ham Wall. Ham Wall Visits to RSPB Ham Wall to watch the starling murmurations tops and tails each year. This...
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December Mist
Judging from the hoar frost on Somerset’s Mendip Hills winter is on its way. Sadly, I missed the best of the frost. The ice crystals were already raining down from the trees. So I...
Starling Trail
The first few starlings stream back to RSPB Ham Wall in front of a golden evening sky. Looking north the number of birds grow as they swirl into patterns across the sky. Ham Wall...
Starling Trail
The starlings return to their roost at RSPB Ham Wall in the middle of a series of rain showers. The Starling Season Begins This has been my first week making visits to Ham Wall...
Uphill Again
I folllowed by feet back up the hill at Uphill. As is often the case I there early. Early enough to capture the stars in the night sky above the old church. It has...
Uphill Beacon
Next to the village of Uphill in North Somerset there is a hill you can go up. Surprisingly, it seems the village is not named after the hill. Anyway, the hill is a beautiful...
Autumn Equinox
This year I decided to re-interpret the date of equinox. Officially, the precise moment of the equinox at Glastonbury is Friday, 23 September 2022, 02:03 BST. Obviously, if it occurs in the middle of...
Starlings Trail
Waiting for the starlings to return to their roost site at RSPB Ham Wall can be a wonderful time. The combination of watching a beautiful restful landscape after a hard day at work, plus...
Walton Heath
Walton Heath (named after the local village) is part of RSPB Ham Wall. Its not your typical heath of gorse and heather, but reeds and open water. Sunrise We have not seen much sun...
Starling Trail
It is the weekend and anticipating some very busy evenings at the RSPB Ham Wall starling roost I decided instead to watch the starlings leave in the mornings. Saturday A dull dark start to...
