16th June….We returned off holiday via an early morning flight into Manchester Airport and very kindly my brother-in-law picked us up … after the usual pleasantries he then told me ‘the foxes were out, when I left to pick you up’…. WHAT A BONUS !!
Luckily the transfer to his house is only a short distance… so cases packed into our car for the journey home …camera gear unpacked… a cup of tea …. and an anxious wait … no need, the cubs were hurtling about the garden and playing, completely oblivious of the human interest … unbelievable …. and the Vixen as ever was keeping an ever watchful eye on her cubs.
Even though I was shooting through the kitchen window she could sense I was there and at times gazed intently at me. What a brilliant treat before our journey home!!
After Bali and Singapore it was back to normal … grey skies and a cold breeze … Hang on this is June…!!! But salvation was on its way…within a few days of being home we had some beautiful weather…… the good weather did not last long !!
18th June… Had a trip over to Bempton cliffs … what a day … it absolutely siled it down nearly all day … got a brief respite mid afternoon … but the light was terrible no good for photos at all. On the way back had a great bonus …. a Corn Bunting singing on the telegraph wires just outside Humanby !! Have not seen one for a few years now …. strangely enough the last time I saw them was in the same area.
19th June…It’s always great to connect with Barn Owls .. especially on your local patch had a great evening watching a male and female having a row … lots of hisses and screeching at each other. Bizarrely, watched the male hunting in heavy rain for nearly 40 minutes … it didn’t seem bothered by the rain at all.
21st June…The last week of June again saw a bit of sunshine and this brought out some spectacular fly-bys of our local Swifts … brilliant to see them making insanely fast runs over the house …. and great fun trying to photograph them .. mind you the tracking on the Canon R7 is a game changer as long as you have the subject contrasting well with its background otherwise manual focus, keep patient and take lots of shots!!!
24th June… During the short period of nice weather I managed to photograph some local orchids namely; Pyramidal, Common Spotted and Bee. All 3 now safely in the bag!! Unfortunately June ended very quietly with not much moving through the local area and a distinct lack of Swallows and House Martins… here’s hoping for a few surprises in July!!
