22 May 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Sand Martins, Fox

Walked around this morning in overcast drizzly conditions;  apart from quite a few Sand Martins hawking over the reserve, there was very little in the way of bird life.

Heading towards Shaw Moss via Turnough Farm, a number of garden snails were climbing up stalks, enjoying the damp atmosphere, and along the top of Bib Knowl I stopped to photograph some bluebells and dandelion clock, glistening with droplets of rain.   A bedraggled fox ran through a nearby field, stopping briefly to stare at me, and nearby a Magpie perched in a hawthorn.  Further down, the only birds were two Carrion Crows on the wall alongside Bib Knowl plantation. 

Sand Martins , 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 2000 (view full size image)

Sand Martin-, 1/2500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1250 (view full size image)

Garden Snail, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 2500 (view full size image)

Bluebells, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600 (view full size image)

Dandelion Clock, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 1600 (view full size image)

Fox, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 2000 (view full size image)

Magpie, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 2500 (view full size image)

Carrion Crow, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 10000 (view full size image)