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'North America’s littlest falcon, the American Kestrel packs a predator’s fierce intensity into its small body.'
~allaboutbirds.org
Please! No mansplaining about how I might have shot this better. If you have ideas, Flickr-mail me.
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More fun in the sea @ Black Rock Sands, Just outside Porthmadog, Gwynedd, North Wales.
Mili & Cali enjoying freedom on a deserted beach walk and just having an adventure!!!
We’re having a long spell of cold wet weather… it’s difficult to make myself get out there on the street with my camera!
…but sometimes you get lucky and meet a pretty girl happy to be photographed!
Roll on a sunshiny day!
A beach full of all different shapes & sizes of rocks & boulders @ Llandanwg beach.
Llandanwg Beach sits between the towns of Barmouth and Harlech on the southern side of Tremadog Bay. It is also part of the wider Snowdonia National Park and situated close to the pretty Afon Dwyryd estuary.
The sand dunes to the back of the beach conceal the tiny church of Saint Tanwg which dates from the 13th century. A small path winds through the dunes and leads you to the beach from the central car park area or you can take a trail from Cardigan Bay. As you sit on the pristine sands you will also be able to enjoy vistas of the rugged Rhinog Mountains in the distance.
The beach here shelves gently into the sea making this a good place to swim, although there is no lifeguard so care should be taken. When the tide is low, it reveals a causeway out to pretty Mochras which is also known by its local nickname of Shell Island due to the plethora of different hued shells found on the its beach.
Due to its strategic position, Llandanwg Beach is shielded from the well known Welsh winds which can be a little fresh at times meaning that you can enjoy this area even in the off-season. The beach is also well-loved by locals including fisherman who come here for the plentiful supplies of bass, mackerel, flatfish, and dogfish. With that in mind keen anglers will find plenty to do here, or you can explore dainty rock pools or simply go for a stroll on the soft, pristine sand.
Amenities at Traeth Llandanwg include disabled access and the village is also home to the quaint Y Maes Cafe close to the beach which operates from June to October.
Views from the pebble beach.
Yr Eifl is a group of hills on the North Coast of the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. On a clear day, the views from the top summit reach as far as the Isle of Man, The Wicklow Mountains in Ireland & The Lake District, as well as the entire sweep of Cardigan Bay.
Aberdesach is a small village in a primary Welsh speaking area of Gwynedd.
It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire.
The village is situated approximately 1.5 miles south of the neighbouring village of Pontilyfni and 6 miles south of the county town of Caernarfon.
Panoramic view of Yr Wyddfa and covered in snow, January.
Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd.
When we arrived at Dauset Trails there was a definite chill in the morning air. We passed this camellia bush loaded with blooms, and in several of the blooms there was a bee. The bees weren't moving so I wondered if they were asleep - or worse, had expired from the overnight cold?
Later that afternoon, thankfully the temperature had warmed up thanks to the sunny day. As we were leaving we passed the camellia bush again and noticed the bees were alive - hopping from bloom to bloom, but rather sluggishly.
It's surprising to see them so late in the year. Didn't they get the memo? It's almost winter, time to hibernate.
***And yes, I realize technically this is not a bee, most likely either a hoverfly or some kind of wasp?