MONO MONDAY ( A CHILL WIND ).

Took this image on Saturday morning on a visit to St Gothian Sands NR, I wanted to see if any of the Migrating Sand Martins or Wheatears had arrived but none were seen.
There was very little avian activity as there was a strong Easterly wind blowing, and although it was a beautiful clear morning it was very cold which made it look very desolate.
I have tried to portray this feeling in today's offering.
Beyond the sand ridge is the beach and Atlantic Ocean into St Ives Bay.

ST GOTHIAN SANDS.

THE SUNDAY SAGA ( A SENIOR MOMENT ).

Sunday was set to be a busy day, My wife and myself had to be at Ludgvan Parish Church near Penzance at 10am for a christening, and then back to a local hostelry in Crowlas for a small christening party. Ok the strongest thing I drank was Coffee, then in the afternoon back to our daughters place in Camborne for an evening meal for Mothers Day. Amid all this there was a Night Heron at Polgigga near Lands End.
Sooo the camera bag was stored in the boot of the car just in case, as I would have been halfway there already. After the lunch at Crowlas Lorraine's Sister agreed to take her back to our Daughters place which left me free to pop down for the heron.
Upon arrival there were about six others there and the heron was in full view and posing beautifully on a branch above the water allowing full frame views, so I proceeded to take around a hundred photo's (I must have been the smartest birder there in shirt tie and best trousers ).
Having taken some great shots it was time to head back to Camborne about 20 miles away,upon arrival  I took the camera in with me and said I have some cracking shots and proudly switched on the camera,OH NO it came up telling me there were no images, WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT I had left the card at home in the reader on the computer Boy was I mad with myself as I had other cards in my bag and normally I would check what I have taken before I drove away.
I can tell you I was so Disappointed I got into the car and drove back to try again, but it was now partially obstructed by plants and reeds.
Also to cut a long story short I went back on Monday morning to try again but it had gone.
So below is about the only decent image I managed to get.
Anyway the nice thing on Monday was to see a Moorhen with two new chicks my first youngsters of the new breeding season.  

NIGHT HERON.

MOORHEN WITH CHICKS.

MONO MONDAY (PORTHLEVEN).

Sorry Mono Monday has appeared a day late this week, due to other commitments.

This scene of Porthleven on Cornwalls South Coast was taken a couple of years ago on a lovely Spring Bank Holiday. Cannot wait for the sunny days to return.

GLAUCOUS GULL REVISITED.

A few images from a visit to Newlyn earlier this week, for another look at the Glaucous Gull.






I hope that all of you will join me in sending condolences to the family and friends of everyone who were lost in the tragic coach crash in Switzerland this week.

Image courtesy of my dear friend Eddie in Heusden Belgium. 

GLAUCOUS GULL.

GLAUCOUS GULL.

HERRING GULL.

TURNSTONE.

MONO MONDAY (GOONHILLY EARTH STATION).

Did not manage to get a new image for the series this week, so have returned to the archive with this shot of a satellite dish from the Goonhilly Earth Station on the Lizard.
Quite a few of the dishes have been dismantled as technology has moved on from when they were first erected in the 1960's .

MARAZION & ST GOTHIAN SANDS

Just a couple of quick trips out at the beginning of this week, and not much out of the ordinary around. The images below I took on a visit to Marazion and St Gothian Sands.
It was nice to see my first Skylark of the year.

GREYLAG GEESE.

LITTLE EGRET.

ROBIN.

SHELDUCK.

SKYLARK.

MONO MONDAY ( FROZEN IN TIME ).

This image was taken at one of my favourite woodland walks Kennal Vale Ponsnooth, This place has a real magical quality about it.
I really do not get there often enough even though its only 5 minutes from home.

KENNAL VALE.