Showing posts with label Lincolnshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lincolnshire. Show all posts

Saturday, November 13, 2021

RSPB Frampton Marsh Birds

Overcast but largely dry day for our RPS Nature Group visit to Frampton Marshes. Not ideal for distant photography, but I did enjoy the landscape (later blog post) and a few birds came close enough for portraits in habitat. Frampton is renown for its huge flocks of ducks and waders and also Raptors - we  enjoyed views of Peregrine, Merlin and, for one Member, Short-eared Owl.

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Final Group from Cadwell Park

The third group of vehicles to race at the Classic Motorbike Meet at Cadwell Park were the solo motorbikes - 250 and 500cc. Mostly at Cadwell you are looking down on the bikes but in a few places you can get parallel or even below the bikes.

Monday, September 27, 2021

Sidecar Racing Cadwell Park

As well as scooter racing, yesterday classic Motobike meet at Cadwell Park included sidecars (racing along with three-wheelers such as Morgans). It was obviously a challenge to keep the third wheel on the ground when corning and various positions were adopted not always successfully!! Happily only a couple of occasions when the 'passenger' parted company with the bike and then no serious injuries.

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Parrot Eyes

We are giving our two grandaughters a short break in a B & B near Kings Lynn. Unfortunately the weather has not been very kind, certainly not for  beach time. Today we visited the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park. The National Parrot Sanctuary have over 1000 rehomedparrots currently residing within the park with more than 100 species I got interested in the different eyes and facial feathers.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Ayscoughfee Hall in Spalding

As I had a bit of extra time before lecturing in Pinchbeck, I visited Ayscoughfee Hall and gardens near Spalding.This was a family home built in the 1450s, standing in 5 acres of Gardens. The gardens are full of features including this huge topiary yew hedge,an extensive aviary and large water area.




Saturday, October 31, 2015

Peregrine at Frampton Marshes RSPB Reserve

Today we visited Frampton Marshes Reserve near Boston Lincs and were very pleased to get good sightings of a Peregrine. We were watching the flocks of ducks leaving the water and land en masse and then spotted a Peregine just landed with a Teal which it proceeded over the next 30 minutes to pluck and eat. It moved the carcass once and then finally flew off with its crop very full. Great to meet up with Peter and Lynne and be introduced to 'their' wonderful reserve..

Ann Miles Photography - My Favourite Images of the Past10 years or so