Scozmos
Well-known member
October 30th 2023
I almost forgot! Went up to the reservoir on Monday, it was a beautiful day for a change so couldn't miss the opportunity for a nice walk. The walk up the track revealed almost nothing, although there are the usual suspects down around the house, it wasn't until we'd had our picnic up at the bench and walked on through the first gate that things started to change, mid afternoon, probably around 2 o'clock, we were chatting to a couple up from Leeds about the walks in the area when, behind them, over their heads a White-tailed Eagle drifted out of the tree line on the hillside! Didn't look like the juvenile I'd seen a few weeks back as it seemed to spot us and do U turn, showing off its tail feathers which looked whiter than the rest of it, then disappeared over the crest, four very happy people Jo hadn't seen one before either.
So, we walked on to the second gate, turned back, straining for any more glimpses and spotted a Buzzard on one of the dead trees on the same hillside.
On past the picnic bench again, where we did see a few Chaffinch and Coal Tits and then a GSW flying back up the reservoir in the trees.
As we rounded the bend, a Crow / Raven was having a go at something in the sky up ahead, looked like a Kestrel, I grabbed a good few shots as it went by but, I'd left the 1.4x converter on the lens so the shots were poor.
As I turned following the Kestrel flight, I spotted a Red Kite cruising further up the hillside, day of the predator!
The Kestrel passed by again heading down the reservoir, obviously hungry?
For this of a photographic ilk, hand holding a 150-600mm with a converter and trying to track a bird!?
Anyway, turned out to be a quieter but exciting walk, second eagle sighting last month
I almost forgot! Went up to the reservoir on Monday, it was a beautiful day for a change so couldn't miss the opportunity for a nice walk. The walk up the track revealed almost nothing, although there are the usual suspects down around the house, it wasn't until we'd had our picnic up at the bench and walked on through the first gate that things started to change, mid afternoon, probably around 2 o'clock, we were chatting to a couple up from Leeds about the walks in the area when, behind them, over their heads a White-tailed Eagle drifted out of the tree line on the hillside! Didn't look like the juvenile I'd seen a few weeks back as it seemed to spot us and do U turn, showing off its tail feathers which looked whiter than the rest of it, then disappeared over the crest, four very happy people Jo hadn't seen one before either.
So, we walked on to the second gate, turned back, straining for any more glimpses and spotted a Buzzard on one of the dead trees on the same hillside.
On past the picnic bench again, where we did see a few Chaffinch and Coal Tits and then a GSW flying back up the reservoir in the trees.
As we rounded the bend, a Crow / Raven was having a go at something in the sky up ahead, looked like a Kestrel, I grabbed a good few shots as it went by but, I'd left the 1.4x converter on the lens so the shots were poor.
As I turned following the Kestrel flight, I spotted a Red Kite cruising further up the hillside, day of the predator!
The Kestrel passed by again heading down the reservoir, obviously hungry?
For this of a photographic ilk, hand holding a 150-600mm with a converter and trying to track a bird!?
Anyway, turned out to be a quieter but exciting walk, second eagle sighting last month