Category: Shipley Glen
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January 2025 and new lens
My new lens on visits to Denso Marston Nature Reserve, High Royds Pond, Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits and Shipley Glen. Snipe, Kingfisher, Siskin, Mandarin Duck, Red Kite and Redwing.
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Little Egret on New Year’s Day
For a few minutes on New Year’s Day the sky cleared and I decided to take my camera out. What I didn’t expect/think about was the fact that clouds don’t always blow in from the distance – they can form above you where different air conditions meet. It was soon cloudy again, but by then…
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Shipley Glen & Denso Marston NR. The last of 2024.
The last photos from 2024. Kingfisher and Fungi.
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Spots Before my Eyes
On Friday I went out with my camera even though the sky was grey. It was not until I tried to take a photo, and checked the camera settings, that I realised how poor the light was. Taking a photo of anything moving was going to be difficult. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an…
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Kingfisher and Turkey Tail
Some photos from a couple of visits to the bottom of Shipley Glen, to Crag Hebble Dam, again. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image, not its caption, to see it in better quality in the gallery. You can also leave comments or subscribe to the site – leave your email address and you…
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Kingfisher & Redwing. 14 & 15 December
On the weekend of 14 & 15 December I got a few nice photos of a female Kingfisher at Crag Hebble Dam and a Redwing in our garden. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image, not its caption, to see it in better quality in the gallery. You can also leave comments or subscribe…
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Kingfishers and Polypores
Another visit to Shipley Glen and Crag Hebble Dam. Male and female Kingfisher and large Birch polypore. And a walk down through Trench Meadows. Crag Hebble Dam On this visit to Crag Hebble Dam there were no hoards of runners and cyclists so I was able to spend some time watching and waiting. The header…
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Friday & Saturday. Looking for Redwing & Fieldfare and failing but Kingfisher – success.
On Friday I went out looking for decent views of Redwing and/or Fieldfare. I have some decent photos of Redwing because we have had them in our garden and they also used to be in Roberts Park. In fact one of my Roberts Park Redwing photos was used to promote a Children’s BBC program about…