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Monday, 12 December 2011

Nice weather...

FOR DUCKS....

I usually hate these sort of things that pop on Facebook, where everyone tags their friends. However on this occasion I'm a fan. Partly because they're rubber duckys and I have a soft spot for them and partly because it's raining and it seems apt that I just saw this.

Enjoy....

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

My Birthday.

So I know I haven't posted for ages but life is just flying by far too quickly. To start, here are some pictures from my birthday back at the beginning of September. This selection were taken at the Hawk Conservancy near Andover. My place of choice to visit with my Dad. Who got the day off work just to hang out with me on my 24th Birthday. I love my Dad. I had the best time and it made me love birds of prey even more. They are sinister, they have a purpose. The vultures were definitely amongst my favourites.

A 'disabled' bird. I'm pretty sure it only had one leg and
possibly only one wing too but we couldn't see the other side of it!

Incredible vulture. Literally LOVE. It looks
as though it's wearing a big fur coat!

One of the vultures during the flying display. They flew so
close to you, you had to full on duck. Not just a little bit but as
the guy put it 'a full on checking out your shoes movement'.
It's face is pink because it's excited about the chase.

A Bald Eagle which they flew in from nearly 2 miles away.
Incredible bird.

Look at that beak. I wanted to take her home.

Me flying a Harris Hawk. Literally the most amazing thing I've
ever done on my birthday!

Holding the owl. So cute. Called Troy.

At the end of the day they feed the wild species
of bird, including alot of herons. Thought this
one was pretty cool just chilling on a bench.

Saturday, 6 August 2011

The Crow.

I have come to realise that I'm intrigued by birds at the moment.

I have always found wildlife fascinating, since becoming more interested in photography I have found myself stood 'silently' clicking and hoping for the perfect shot.

The photos below aren't exactly the perfect shot, but they are unedited and I took them while out on a walk. I find there are an abundance of birds and mammals in the cemetery but being sneaky enough to get a decent photo is hard.

The Crow is such an interesting bird; it's common to most of England and I've started to notice them even more recently. I think part of the appeal is that they are beautiful and majestic when they're swooping to the ground, yet watching them hop about looking for food or fighting with one another they look completely different. They have a sinister and dark edge to them. I don't think they'd be out of place guarding a medieval castle.

The crow is a carrion creature so it's not suprising that they are associated with death. I thought it was particularly apt that I found this one sat on a head stone.