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Caption competition time
I like to theme my blog and this week it's all about captions. The twist is that there is a challenge that goes with it. If you think you...
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gileslury
Mar 27, 20222 min read
And the birds came in two by two
It is that time of year, when birds are pairing up, building nests and going through their mating rituals. There were lots of ‘couples’...
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gileslury
Mar 21, 20222 min read
Who needs a meditation app?
I enjoy walking around the lakes on my own; it gives me a sense of freedom. I’m not beholden to anyone and can take as much or as little...
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gileslury
Mar 13, 20222 min read
Hanami and other festivities
I have always wanted to travel to Japan to take part in hanami. The literal translation of hanami (花見) is "flower viewing", while the...
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Mar 4, 20221 min read
A dropping of Pigeons
I was given a copy “A Conspiracy of Ravens – A compendium of collective nouns for birds”. Having enjoyed looking through the long list of...
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gileslury
Feb 27, 20222 min read
A many splendoured place
This week I decided I would try out some of my newly learnt ‘skills’ and have a go at some more landscape or rather lakescape shots, but...
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Feb 21, 20222 min read
A man, his camera ...and a coastline?
I was away last week, at what proved to be an excellent land- and seascape photography course run by Harry Brand -Wheeler...
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gileslury
Feb 16, 20222 min read
More than a fair weather friend
It was dark, dank and chilly when I left home and drove to Rickmansworth, and by the time I arrived it had been raining steadily for 10...
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gileslury
Feb 4, 20221 min read
Hide & Seek
Alex Horne, the comedian, writer, star and creator of Taskmaster and reluctant birdwatcher described birding as “like a game of hide and...
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Jan 27, 20222 min read
Ice Ice Baby
This week’s walk, which of course was last week, held a surprise or two. I was meeting a friend, Mary, who had to drive up from...
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Jan 21, 20222 min read
On a misty morning
On the two days before I went on my walk last week, the mornings had been bright, clear and cold with azure blue skies. The day I went –...
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Jan 15, 20221 min read
But what about us?
Having focused on particular birds (robins, parakeets and cormorants) in my recent blogs I could 'hear' some of the other photos...
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Jan 14, 20223 min read
By appointment to his Majesty
A regular sighting on my walks are cormorants. There are a number of trees where the often gather, they are regular occupants on the...
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Jan 9, 20221 min read
What here? Now?
It is January ... And despite the blue sky in my picture, it was very cold So, what is this bird doing sitting in a tree by the lake near...
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Jan 2, 20223 min read
Why robins are so popular
Of the birds I see regularly, the majestic red kite is probably my favourite. I have a soft spot for the attractively awkward grey heron...
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Dec 26, 20212 min read
What no birds
This last week hasn’t been a good week; family members has finally succumbed and we have had a couple of positive covid tests, I’ve...
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gileslury
Dec 15, 20212 min read
The extraordinary ordinary
It’s easy to just glance at the familiar; you’ve seen it before, and you’ll see it again, or so your sub-conscious mind tells you. But...
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gileslury
Dec 12, 20213 min read
Golden hours
‘Golden Days’ is one of my favourite David Bowie tracks, but it isn’t the topic of this blog as that would be a little out of keeping...
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gileslury
Dec 2, 20212 min read
Bits and Pieces?
To say the theme for this week’s walk is bits and pieces is probably under-selling it. It was a highly enjoyable stroll with numerous...
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Nov 21, 20211 min read
Going, going, gone
I’ve written about how it is often just before I leave the lakes that I see something more unusual or dramatic....
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