Looking Sheepish

And well they might do! They had escaped into the wood from an adjoining field.

—Stephen G. Hipperson—

View over Leighton Reservoir and Beyond

—Stephen G. Hipperson—

Riverside Landscape

—Stephen G. Hipperson—

Landscape

—Stephen G. Hipperson—

Faffing About

Taken at the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) site at Bempton Cliffs, East Riding of Yorkshire in the UK. My visit was an attempt to see my first Albatross – whilst I did see a small spec on the sea which I was reliably informed was THE Albatross, I shall revisit again next year if the bird deems appropriate to return. (I’ve not claimed it as a ‘tick’.)

It’s not so exciting here at the moment so I’ve been faffing about with an image or two – probably a bit too much with one!

—Stephen G. Hipperson—

Overspill Fewston Reservior

The overspill of Fewston Reservior that feeds into Swinsty Reservior.

—Stephen G. Hipperson—

Water Rail

This little character is a Water Rail, one of a pair I watched at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve at Staveley, North Yorkshire.

I’ve recently resumed my pastime of birdwatching, after an absence of several years.  A new pair of binoculars and a freshly dusted spotting scope have already been put to good use as I brush up on my recognition skills.  I’ve given myself a couple of years to get into the flow again before I get into the twitching side of things.

—Stephen—

 

Balustrade

An internal from Castle Howard, North Yorkshire.

—Stephen—

 

Clifford’s Tower

Clifford’s Tower, York (North Yorkshire, England)  – in late afternoon Autumn sun.  Clifford’s Tower was the location of one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages (see English Heritage ).  In Spring the slopes erupt with the mass blooming of daffodils.

—Stephen—

Parkland

—Stephen—