Category: Paul’s Blog

On Monday 25 Feb I went up to Baildon Moor. It was great to hear Skylark up in the sky, Lapwing wheeling and pe-witting and Curlew gliding in with their eerie call. I also heard the drone of a drone. The Skylark seemed to be quiet while it was around, but perhaps that was just…

On Wednesday the sky was clear again and it was still unusually warm. I decided to go down to the river and have a walk along the path. There was plenty of bird song and the ones I could identify were Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Coal Tit, Coot, Moorhen, Crow, Bullfinch, Wren.…

I am going through my photos in the Organiser of Photoshop Elements. I seldom use the editor so the full program is a bit of overkill. I should do some research and look for another program that lets me add captions, descriptions, tags (in hierarchies), add to a map and add to an album hierarchy.…

On Thursday 14 Feb 2019 the sky was nice and clear so I decided to go along to St Aidans RSPB Nature Park. I had seen loads of reports and photos on the internet about a male Bearded Tit that, for some reason, was showing itself rather well at the water’s edge. From the visitor…

Being retired I try to keep the weekends for those that work, but on Saturday the sunshine and sky kept pulling at me, I gave in and went out in the afternoon. Usually I go down the path that is opposite the lay-by at the end of the path from Hoyle Court Rd. but this…

I was recently invited on a guided tour of Salts Mill by an Arris group called RISE (Relationships, Inspiration, Success and Empowerment.) and though I have been around many parts of the Mill in the past it is still good fun. Arris, when they were known as Pace, were one of the first companies to move into Salts…

I have been down to the river Aire with my camera a couple of times this month. On the first trip I managed to spot Kingfisher, Bullfinch and a few other birds, plenty of Mallard and a few Goosander. The second trip was earlier in the day because I wanted to get to Buck Mill…