Trip to the port of Seahouses They do like their signs!! These birds were not shy & having crumbled up half a dog biscuit on the sea wall, they were keen to tuck in. Only had a wide angle lens with me at time,as it had been raining, so it was interesting as to how close I could get. They were fast, even at 1/400th sec
Day 200 and a day to remember, my first Kingfisher. Following a tip off from an angling friend, I Googled the location, (as you do) and choose this morning to take a road trip, as the weather was favourable (rain tomorrow). Following some 'Text message' instructions Aussie & I set off. En-route we bumped into Ian walking his daughters dog, we walked & talked as he knew where I needed to be. On arrival, there was an adult kingfisher sat atop a perch, but by the time I had swung the camera up it had flown away. Set up tripod, gimbal, & loaded camera into its cradle & we waited - nothing. A wagtail & fly (on the kingfishers perch), seemed to be all was alive! Ian continued his walk. WagtailHaving waited patiently for over an hour I decided to walk up stream, and stumbled upon an adult + fish about to feed it to junior, but they flew off. Lady luck was definitely not on my side. So I set up & played the waiting game again. Then a familiar bird call, searching the bushes, a flash of blue caught my eye as the kingfisher turned around. Eureka, a kingfisher fledgling!! Kingfisher - fledglingThis is so wrong, on many levels, all should be on campsites. Motorhomes & overnight sleeping Marina car park. Poor dog left tied up outside, probably all night! An interesting canoe moored on the pontoon this morning Popular tree stump in Pannett Park, for squirrels, as this young one enjoyed the view
Another invitation to do some more bee keeping. Time to harvest some honey, without getting the bees too upset & then extract it from the honeycombs. I was dressed the same & wearing thick, sting resistant gloves, using a camera, which isn't easy. PS the smell of honey is/was out of this world... Bees fanning the entrance, there can be up to 50,000 bees inside a hive!!! Remove the lid & a little smoke to pacify the bees Remove a honeycomb, inspect it for content (how many cells are sealed) Shake the bees off, check clarity against the sunlight, before setting it aside, & replace honey comb with an empty one Back at the house, a special wide comb is used to remove the wax seal on each hexagonal cell. Nothing is wasted, the wax is collected, melted down and exchanged for beekeeping goods. After both sides are done quickly (once turned over the honey starts to run out) the honeycomb is loaded into the centrifugal drum Once the carriage is fully loaded & equally balanced (as near as can be judged) the motor is set off very slowly, too fast and the honeycombs will shatter. Honey is spun out of the honey combs, runs down the drum sides, and flows into the collecting bucket, after which the honey is filtered to remove any wax. Then 1 lb jars can be filled, labelled & sold
NORTH YORKSHIRE HONEY William Atkinson The Delves Egton Bridge 01947 895429 |
365 Photo Challenge
"How many times have you been 'out & about', and wished you had had a camera?"
I recently completed a challenge (whatever the weather) - 'A photograph a day, for a year'. AuthorPeter Horbury Archives
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