Adrian Dancy
9P1A5028 Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Strangeways Manchester
1415.18.07.2020
Kestrel (juvenile)
Another image of the confiding young but seemingly independent kestrel I photographed near Strangeways prison. Some folk might consider the name 'Strangeways' to be a strange name pun intended:) It comes from Anglo-Saxon Strang and gewæsc meaning "[a place by] a stream with a strong current". The river Irwell runs through Strangeways. At one time, as a result of the Industrial Revolution, it was perhaps one of the most polluted rivers in Europe
. Thankfully it is in a far more healthy state now. Strangeways, however, if it is given a name which describes the environment (that I am familiar with) accurately today, should be renamed 'shithole' because that's what it is. This bird and perhaps some nesting sand martins are the only things worth loving and protecting in Strangeways.
9P1A5028 Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Strangeways Manchester
1415.18.07.2020
Kestrel (juvenile)
Another image of the confiding young but seemingly independent kestrel I photographed near Strangeways prison. Some folk might consider the name 'Strangeways' to be a strange name pun intended:) It comes from Anglo-Saxon Strang and gewæsc meaning "[a place by] a stream with a strong current". The river Irwell runs through Strangeways. At one time, as a result of the Industrial Revolution, it was perhaps one of the most polluted rivers in Europe
. Thankfully it is in a far more healthy state now. Strangeways, however, if it is given a name which describes the environment (that I am familiar with) accurately today, should be renamed 'shithole' because that's what it is. This bird and perhaps some nesting sand martins are the only things worth loving and protecting in Strangeways.