Eye on the prize. Bohemian Waxwing. Hassop Station, Monsal Trail, Derbyshire Peak District. DSC_7178.jpg
The weather forecast was for wall to wall sunshine until late morning and sunny periods thereafter for this part of the Peak District. Unfortunately, the BBC and Met. Office got it badly wrong and sunny skies in Nottingham gave way to grey cloud and overcast, long before I got to Bakewell and so it remained.
The weather did not deter the birders and photographers who gathered to see a flock of some 150-250 birds, split into smaller groups, trilling from the treetops and flying down to pick off the hawthorn berries by the trail, the sight and sound quite spectacular.
The poor light made photography quite challenging, as did the busy station cafe area, as the trail (the old rail line) was also very popular with walkers, cyclists and day trippers.
Thank you for your faves ands comments - appreciated
Eye on the prize. Bohemian Waxwing. Hassop Station, Monsal Trail, Derbyshire Peak District. DSC_7178.jpg
The weather forecast was for wall to wall sunshine until late morning and sunny periods thereafter for this part of the Peak District. Unfortunately, the BBC and Met. Office got it badly wrong and sunny skies in Nottingham gave way to grey cloud and overcast, long before I got to Bakewell and so it remained.
The weather did not deter the birders and photographers who gathered to see a flock of some 150-250 birds, split into smaller groups, trilling from the treetops and flying down to pick off the hawthorn berries by the trail, the sight and sound quite spectacular.
The poor light made photography quite challenging, as did the busy station cafe area, as the trail (the old rail line) was also very popular with walkers, cyclists and day trippers.
Thank you for your faves ands comments - appreciated