The day following the climb up Ulla Pike was much different weather wise – being overcast and wet. Not to be perturbed though, I set off outdoor walking again – this time on a slightly lower walk, around the Walla Cragg trail. Fortunately the weather did improve slightly after the start of the walk allowing some dry spots and less cloud. Here are the images from that part of the
Following on from the walk up to Red Tarn, the next day saw a walk up Ulla Pike. I had seen the ridge walk before and wanted to do it. So with tiring limbs and a hot day set off from Dodds Wood car park on the trail up to Ulla Pike. On the climb up those ridges, the worst thing was probably the flying ants. They were constantly landing
Having gained a summit albeit a small one the previous day at Catbells, I went round to Ullswater and a walk from Glenridding to Red Tarn at Helvellyn. The forecast was mixed, with the day starting off wet and overcast. However the afternoon was meant to clear to sun at Glenridding, and so it did when I arrived there. The weather later on was supposed to stay dry, although some
Having done a walk near Robinson, the next day of the visit say me take in a 9 mile walk around Derwent Water from Barrow Bay to the summit of Catbells and back. It was certainly an interesting walk, which saw the first summit of the week. The first photo opportunity on the cloudy day was Lodore Falls. Then a misty scene from Mansty towards the higher grounds towards Borrowdale.
A recent trip to the Lake District saw me go one several interesting walks – in mostly good weather. These images are from the first walk there – a walk up High Snab Bank that if you continued up the track would lead to a summit on Robinson, and then back down alongside Scope Beck to the small lake. The weather on this day was very nice, and these are
Sheep Pans – well some shots of some sheep and some panoramas to be true full. These were all taking on the same day in North Yorkshire. The sheep ( rams ) were all seen on Fylingdales Moor, which is a large bit of moorland owned and managed by the Hawk and Owl Trust. Unfortunately on my visit – the only animals seen close up were sheep, which was slightly
Here are a selection of panoramas that I took in this year at Whitby from several locations. I used a new method of stitching these – using the panorama merge in Adobe Camera Raw. Then I processed the colours in Nik Color Effects. Here are the results.
Here is a short video of an adult and juvenile Little Grebes, taken at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve today.
Went on an Easter Sunday Afternoon wander around Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve in mixed Sun and Cloud weather. The wind making the later shots of this coot, interesting to take in the choppy lake. Fortunately on land it was easier. And for Easter – you have to take a bunny rabbit!
Took a Good Friday visit to Blashford Lakes, on a bright spring afternoon. As spring starts, so does the battle for the best breeding sites. This pair of black-headed gulls were laying claim to this floating raft on Ivy Lake, near the front of a hide. They squawked at any attempted trespassers and flew often in circles round it. Making a good platform to photograph this common seagull. This first
