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| | Welcome to our newest member, jimjamjon | | |
Welcome to the Wild About Britain forums | | | | For as long as I can remember I've had a love of natural history, especially birds.
So many of the things we see, the experiences we taste, are but a fleeting moment, there to be treasured, but all too often flying away to rest only in our memories. I'm trying to improve my photography so that it too can try and capture some of those moments. As I look at the WAB gallery, I'll have to let my admiration lead to aspiration, not desparation. In the meantime, I can jot down a few experiences and thoughts by way of a blog - nothing too profound, just what it says on the tin... my miscellaneous musings. Thanks for taking the time to have a look and please feel free to leave any comments.
Jonners  | Posted 18-09-2009 at 11:32 PM by Jonners Friday 14th
The boys decided that they would like to find a river to play in today, so we set off across the moors again in search of suitable entertainment of the river kind. We stopped for lunch in Castleton before stretching our legs on Castleton Rigg. We then went in search of a river, eventually ending up at Hutton-le-Hole, where the boys enjoyed themselves in the Beck that ran through the village. We had seen a couple of shooting parties out earlier, much to the boys’ horror, but they... | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Comments 0
 | | Posted 14-09-2009 at 12:23 AM by Jonners Thursday 13th
Michael recommended a lovely walk at Sandsend to us as we chatted with him in the morning, so we set off after lunch, again across the moors. We stopped on Beacon Hill, by Lealholm Moor, and soon found ourselves on a wild Grouse chase. There was a small party of Grouse which didn’t seem too bothered by us getting really quite close, literally almost on top of them on a couple of occasions.  ... | Officer of the Wild Empire | | | Comments 0
| | Posted 10-09-2009 at 10:41 PM by Jonners Wednesday 12th
The falconry man had told us that there were Peregrines at Boulby Rocks, between Saltburn and Whitby. We found Boulby on the map and so decided to walk along the cliff path to see if we could find any falcons, or anything else of interest. It was a very warm, sunny day, and it didn’t take long before the boys were deciding that they really didn’t want to be walking up steep hills along the tops of cliffs. A diversion took us down off the path, but over much rougher terrain,... | Officer of the Wild Empire | | | Comments 0
| | Posted 07-09-2009 at 12:18 AM by Jonners Updated 12-09-2009 at 12:55 PM by Jonners Tuesday 11th
Another fine day on Tuesday saw us heading out for the moors and maybe in search of a dipper on one of the rivers. We decided to stop by the side of the road on a part of Kildale Moor, surrounded by heather, and head up towards a dry stone wall and beyond, if only for a stretch of our legs and some fresh air. One of the boys startled a few grouse, but we saw little else to start with. Even this high on the moors, there were still parts of the ground that were quite wet and boggy,... | Officer of the Wild Empire | | | Comments 0
| | Posted 05-09-2009 at 12:28 AM by Jonners Monday 10th
A rainy night gave way to a showery and decidedly overcast morning. Julia decided that she truly did need some more sleep so she had a lie-in until just after 10. In the meantime, the boys and I had gone for a short stroll down beside the sheep field. We found plenty of small toads again and a few frogs, and were able to photograph them together to compare and contrast the differences between them.  ... | Officer of the Wild Empire | | | Comments 0
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