Most of these photos were taken about half-way between the two villages by a tree that had beautiful low sunlight and the kind of light that you only see around the Winter Solstice. Warm and soft it makes the birds glow (but only if they happen to not be in shadow which they have a habit of doing of course especially if you have a camera in your hand).
It's about 750m away from the proposed site of the Chicken Broiler Units at Upton Snodsbury. If the proposed application is successful (it's currently with the Planning Inspectorate at Appeal) it can only be imagined what impact the smell of manure and the change to the water clarity of Piddle Brook will have on the otters, birdlife and plantlife that at the moment sustains a wonderful ecosystem. All that could be lost....in the meantime, I keep taking photos and making the most of what we have right now.
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| There's a few birds in there but well-hidden! |
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| A flock of...? Possibly Chaffinch |
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| Buzzard sitting in a hedge (located about 650m from site of proposed Chicken Broiler Units at Upton Snodsbury) |
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| Close-up of Buzzard sitting in a hedge (located about 650m from site of proposed Chicken Broiler Units at Upton Snodsbury) |
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| Buzzard takes off from hedge (located about 650m from site of proposed Chicken Broiler Units at Upton Snodsbury) |
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| Warbler or ? |
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| Warbler or ? |
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| Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Perfect day for a flight. |
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| Chaffinch coming into land |
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| Chaffinch |
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| Chaffinch |
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| Blue Tit |
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| Not sure what this is |
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| Blue tit |
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| Blue Tit |
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| Treecreeper |
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| No Christmas would be complete without one of these |
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| Treecreeper |
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| Treecreeper in the tree - they are very small |
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| Checking what this is too... |
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| Naunton Beauchamp Church - St Bartholomew's |
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| Sparrow |
For more information on the proposed chicken broiler units at Upton Snodbury visit www.no-chicken-farm.org
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