Tagged: UK

Marsh Harrier - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_9654

Starling Trail

The car park at RSPB Ham Wall overflows on every one the few sunny days we have had recently.  I’m not surprised as many people love the starlings murmurations.  But I suspect those visitors...

Red sky at dawn - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_5012

Starling Trail

It has been a while but the starlings are back roosting at RSPB Ham Wall.  I missed several opportunities in November, but eventually some good weather aligned with my time off from my day...

Autumn Dawn - Stockhill Wood, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2247

Stockhill Mist

Probably the best weather for photographing autumn woodland is a combination of mist and a strong early morning sun.  The forecast for this morning looked hopeful.  Hopeful in the same way I hoped to...

St James’ Church - Ashwick, Beacon Trinity, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2068

Ashwick Church

I ventured up to Ashwick, near Oakhill, in Somerset expecting its tower to be one which I had photographed through the mist that morning from the top of nearby Beacon Hill.  But it turned...

Dawn mist over Harridge Wood - From Beacon Hill, Nr Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1977

Downside Mist

I was hoping for some autumn colour at Beacon Hill Woods in Somerset.  But instead it was the mist hugging the ground north of that hill that took my attention.  The blue light of...

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) - Beacon Hill Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 823_6301

Get into Autumn

Autumn is coming as colours switch to golden browns. In Somerset you are never too far from a wood.  In the Mendips we have some wonderful woods such as Ebbor Gorge, Beacon Hill, East...

Dawn Sycamores - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1868

Lynchcombe Update

Time to catch-up on the latest from Lynchcombe.  This nature reserve sits on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset.  It is surrounded by other reserves and the whole area is very...

Honey Pot - Bournemouth, Dorset, UK. ID IMG_5933

Honey Pot

Finally, a day of summer sun.  A chance to see some blue sky!  While strolling along the beach at Bournemouth on the south coast of England this honey pot suddenly appeared. A could not...

Fox - Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8148

Lynchcombe Steps

August came and went very quickly.  This morning, it was beginning to feel like autumn.  Out on a walk around the Lynchcombe nature reserve I was on the look out for Rusty the fox....

Peace Doves - Wells Cathedral, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0647

Peace Doves

A flock of doves has appeared high above the nave at Wells Cathedral in Somerset. The paper doves carry messages of peace, hope, and love. Suspended in a beautiful, illuminated and musical installation. Placing...