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The Many Moods of St Marys Island
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The Many Moods of St Marys Island
St Marys Island forms the center of my primary wildlife recording patch. Mainly bird and butterfly counts, but ive seen everything from dolphins seals and a whale, as well as several species of amphibian, and mammals at this site.
Its a photographers dream and an iconic north east landmark, and though i usually point my lens in the direction of the wildlife i still find time to take a few shots of the lighthouse.
At high tide the birds roost in large numbers, a scope is essential to look through the flocks.
Tide out and plenty visitors cross the causeway to visit the center, you can climb the lighthouse for a small fee, the chap on the left with the wheelbarrow lives in the red roofed cottage, he often collects seaweed and sea coal in his barrow. The cottage is up for sale at a tiny £250,000.
B&W conversion, takes me back to my early visits as a child on holiday in the 50`s and 60`s.
Story weather, always good news to a birder.
Early morning, and many toggers about often hard to get a shot without someone in the frame.
The reason i keep visiting the site, are the great range of birds.
Its a photographers dream and an iconic north east landmark, and though i usually point my lens in the direction of the wildlife i still find time to take a few shots of the lighthouse.
At high tide the birds roost in large numbers, a scope is essential to look through the flocks.
Tide out and plenty visitors cross the causeway to visit the center, you can climb the lighthouse for a small fee, the chap on the left with the wheelbarrow lives in the red roofed cottage, he often collects seaweed and sea coal in his barrow. The cottage is up for sale at a tiny £250,000.
B&W conversion, takes me back to my early visits as a child on holiday in the 50`s and 60`s.
Story weather, always good news to a birder.
Early morning, and many toggers about often hard to get a shot without someone in the frame.
The reason i keep visiting the site, are the great range of birds.
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What an great looking place Brian. I can see why you'd keep going back.
Great pics with great story behind them. Nice one.
Great pics with great story behind them. Nice one.
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I like every photo! what is the bird? Wonderful place you have...Shirley
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ditto all the above ,they are brilliant pictures and what is the bird ?
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Great stuff, and that shot of the Lapwing (
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Really lovely images with a great feel and loved the commentary.
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) is fabulous! Really lovely images with a great feel and loved the commentary.
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Thanks Dave, Shirley, Cakey, Laura and Richard, as has been pointed out its a Lapwing,locally known as a Peeweet, and sometimes called the Green Plover. I was down here today in pleasant spring sunshine looking for early retuning migrants.
cheers all.
cheers all.
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Amazing how different it can look Brian.
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Wow... an amazing set of shots. You have done a great job at capturing the beauty of this place.
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Thanks Ken and Mand, it certainly looks different depending on the weather.