{"id":1205,"date":"2014-03-15T12:17:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T12:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2014-03-24T19:51:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T19:51:00","slug":"some-recent-sitings-during-ingress-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/some-recent-sitings-during-ingress-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Some recent sightings during Ingress work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been playing Ingress since Dec 12 2013 and this has got me out and about quite a bit. On several occasions I have tried to combine it with photography and on this occasion I was pleased I had my camera with me. As usual you can click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n<p>I stopped off at the bench\/viewing area near the junction of Hillings Lane and Odda Lane near Hawksworth to submit a new portal; though I would not be surprised if it was submitted by others weeks ago and Niantic have yet to approve it.<\/p>\n<p>Flying overhead was this Redkite. It was gliding around and several times effortlessly disappeared into the distance.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Redkite by Paul Marfell, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/13165063964\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Redkite\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3741\/13165063964_6fb006bfc2_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the same Ingress trip I also went up to the Stone Cross on Ilkley Moor where Grouse were keeping watch.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Red Grouse by Paul Marfell, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/13165060334\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Red Grouse\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2515\/13165060334_6e03a15e70_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Near the Stone Cross the estate people were burning the Heather for the new season.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Burning the Heather for a new season, Ilkley Moor by Paul Marfell, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/13165345153\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Burning the Heather for a new season, Ilkley Moor\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7405\/13165345153_e90e0d9bf5_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the Stone Cross the radar domes of Menwith Hill seemed to be bathed in sunlight.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ilkley Moor Stone Cross with Menwith Hill in the distance by Paul Marfell, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/13165236215\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ilkley Moor Stone Cross with Menwith Hill in the distance\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3788\/13165236215_8a9f549eec_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the leading edge of a flock of Golden Plover, one of our seasonal visitors to the moors. I have not counted them yet but I would say that there were in the region of 350 in the flock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/13165352895\/\" title=\"Golden Plover, Ilkley Moor by Paul Marfell, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3699\/13165352895_632956d21d_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Golden Plover, Ilkley Moor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the way back from the Stone Cross, still on the same road there were a few Curlew and Lapwing in some of the fields. This is nothing compared to the numbers I saw on an Ingress trip to Beamsley Beacon but I have yet to upload those photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarfell\/13165428215\/\" title=\"Curlew and Lapwing, Ilkely Moor by Paul Marfell, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7128\/13165428215_f5869f3262_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Curlew and Lapwing, Ilkely Moor\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been playing Ingress since Dec 12 2013 and this has got me out and about quite a bit. On several occasions I have tried to combine it with photography and on this occasion I was pleased I had my camera with me. 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