Skylark. Bolberry Down coast path, near Hope Cove, south Devon. DSC_8980.jpg
I went for a walk on the coast path from the Bolberry Down NT car park near the old Portlight Restaurant site (now the posh looking Ocean Reach), to Bolt Tail and Hope Cove and back. The sound of Skylarks singing from the ground, from perches and the sky was very striking and quite wonderful to hear, in these days of decline for these birds.
They seemed to be everywhere as I walked through the gorse stands at the start of the walk, though getting close with the 420mm set up was not easy, through the maze of gorse as they were very nervous and watchful; more so in the more open ground closer to Bolt Tail.
I managed a few shots, but they are large crops. I was intending to go back with the 500mm a couple of days later, but the heavy sea mist that day put paid to that idea.
Thanks for the faves and comments. Appreciated.
Skylark. Bolberry Down coast path, near Hope Cove, south Devon. DSC_8980.jpg
I went for a walk on the coast path from the Bolberry Down NT car park near the old Portlight Restaurant site (now the posh looking Ocean Reach), to Bolt Tail and Hope Cove and back. The sound of Skylarks singing from the ground, from perches and the sky was very striking and quite wonderful to hear, in these days of decline for these birds.
They seemed to be everywhere as I walked through the gorse stands at the start of the walk, though getting close with the 420mm set up was not easy, through the maze of gorse as they were very nervous and watchful; more so in the more open ground closer to Bolt Tail.
I managed a few shots, but they are large crops. I was intending to go back with the 500mm a couple of days later, but the heavy sea mist that day put paid to that idea.
Thanks for the faves and comments. Appreciated.