Jump into June
Summer Times I love the colours of autumn, the flowers of spring, and winter snow – but the warmth of summer is very hard to beat. Hawthorn blooms across the Mendip Hills. Oxeye daisies...
Tagged: Sunset
Glastonbury Tor Sunset
Tor Silhouette In Somerset there is a location between Wells and Shepton Mallet which is special. Special because at this time of year the sun sets directly behind Glastonbury Tor. Of course there are...
Starling Trail
Shapwick Heath and Shapwick Moor I arrived too early to wait for the starlings so set off on a walk around the Canada Farm end of Shapwick Heath and Shapwick Moor. The heath is...
Starling Trial
As we all know you watch a sunset the sky brightens as the sun sits just above the horizon. The as the sun drops the colours fade. Only to find 10 to 20 minutes...
Starling Trail
Another week visiting the starling murmurations on the Avalon Marshes. This time the birds selected a roosting site over in the far west side of Shapwick Heath nature reserve. Day One Great sunset this...
Little and Large of Ham Wall
Waiting for the starlings to arrive at RSPB Ham Wall is a great time to search out those small and large birds that are already about. Here are some of my favourite bird pictures...
Starling Trail
Another evening down at RSPB Ham Wall to watch the starlings return to their over night roost amongst the reeds. I find waiting for the starlings to arrive really exciting. Not just the anticipation...
Starling Trail
As it approached the end of November the starling numbers at RSPB Ham Wall continued to increase. Each day the flock is getting a little bit bigger. Today we were expected them to roost...
Starling Trail
It has been another busy week down at Ham Wall. We have had some lovely weather, beautiful sunsets, and about 70,000 starlings. The low slit in the clouds allowed the setting sun to cast...
Starling Trail
You never know what you are going to get when you visit Ham Wall to watch the starlings return to their roost. Sometimes you get wonderful patterns, or a chasing marsh harrier. Today we...
