Glorious sunshine and temperatures well above average for October made for a very enjoyable few hours at Old Moor near Barnsley this morning. The recently extended reserve at the heart of a former mining district is a wonderful place for birds at any time of year but in autumn, with the arrival of thousands of Golden Plover, it is at it's very best. Like the society's neighbouring reserve at Fairburn Ings, Old Moor owes it's existance to the coal industry but it's nature's reclaimation of the old spoil heaps that never fails to confound.
Little Egret & Song Thrush
Grey Heron
Little Grebe
Black-headed Gull
Dunnock
Little Egret
My latest Bretton photos and notes can now be found at http://www.bluebirder.wordpress.com/
9 comments:
Michael - it's so nice to see a new post. And what a beauty it is. These are just wonderful photographs...The one of the gull with outstretched wings and reflection is my very, very favorite.
That first image is just so peaceful and lovely - it has quite a calming affect. I absolutely LOVE that Black-headed gull shot with the reflection and the wings out - WOW!!! A really wonderful post, bluebirder!
You've outdone yourself here! The clarity and beauty of the pictures is just breathtaking. I too love the gull with wings out, and the song thrush is cute sitting in the bush. Great Post! Glad to see you back.
Awesome series, the song thrush and the black-headed gull are just stunning images...Thomas
Thanks all of you. I'm putting my Bretton stuff on a separate site at wordpress now so if there are fewer posts here, then that's where I'll be!
This is just awesome photography, it brings me near to tears. I, like thebirdlady, particularly love the Gull with the reflection.
Thank you for showing that there still is amazing beauty in our sad broken world.
Cheers QOI. I have to escape from it as often as possible, for my sanity's sake, and thankfully we're blessed with some beautiful places on our doorstep here in Huddersfield as I'm sure you know. Thanks again for stopping by.
Love the gull with his wings spread. The reflection is awesome.
The foliage and berries in the Song Thrush and Dunnock images complement the birds wonderfully!
The gull reflection is a stunner!
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