I’m off to Wiltshire this weekend helping out Max Maxwell of Shadowhawk on a tracking course. This one’s a man-tracking course for the UK Lowland Search institute.
We finish the course on Sunday and I drive to Gatwick to meet Mrs P and we’re off to the Mediterranean for a week’s break.
Last time I was there, I did some underwater tracking and came face to face with an octopus (read post). This time I’m going armed to do some serious fishing and a bit of snorkelling.
The pictures are of our local Lapwings. There are about 6 pairs on the fields around the area. Unfortunately, I found 3 dead chicks but there are others about.
They nest on the ground which makes them very vulnerable but camouflage and stillness is quite a good defence. You have to look very hard to spot them.
Obviously, I don’t hang around too long as the parents get very distressed and can abandon the chicks.
I’ve also found some more Oxlip clusters. These are getting past their sell-by date, but they still make a good picture. We are extremely lucky here as these plants are very, very scarce.
I will update this blog when I can but it might be best to keep an eye out for the mini-blog on the left (Twitter) to see what I’m up to.
Until next time.
Pablo.
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