After a dreadful day of misery on Monday, we decided a day out in the sunshine would do me good! The forecast said the sun would shine all day and the temp would be perfect...A drive down to Glastonbury and on to the Somerset Levels - RSPB Ham Wall.
Expectations were high, would I see the beloved Barn Owl? We walked along the dusty path and the cocophony of bird song was incredible! The Great Tits nesting, Robins, Blackbirds, Warblers all busy about their day with a song. Long tailed tits en masse in the trees beyond, never still enough to see in detail but unmistakable all the same!
Majestic Cormorants sit on platforms in the water, sunning their huge wings outspread like Egyptian statues.
As we continued along the track towards the tea room...I looked out over the field and saw flying low over the fields near the dead gnarley trees an umistakeable site...the cream and chocolate brown wings of the Marsh Harrier! Then not one but two a pair hunting together diving and flying low in unison. I followed them through the binoculars with utter amazement, it has been 20 years since Ive been here and saw them here on the Somerset Levels...
Walking back along the river, Dragonflies and Damselflies glistened and swooped in the afternoon sun! So many dancing along the Rivers edge, stopping on tall grasses occasionally, perfect for me to get a closer look. In our path a Grey Heron, so tall and almost prehistoric looking, as he takes flight you realise just how big these wonderful birds are!
Down at ground level a caterpillar ambles along the dusty track ahead of us. Such a beautiful specimen, as black and twinkly as a starlit sky - The Peacock butterfly caterpillar! A first for me...
Blog is looking good. Great pictures!
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