Today wasn't intended to be a local day, though thankfully it turned out to be just that, or Mrs PR and myself would not have seen the peregrines.
For those who missed Pt#5; click the link Norfolk Holiday Report Pt#5; Wednesday
Another sunrise, the last of the week
using the Star6 filter
The wildlife friendly garden enjoying the glow from the morning sun
Plenty of poppies among the wild flowers
The starlings “Feed me, feed me…..”
All gone....
One adult half of the two blackbird families nesting in the bushes
and to show his domain stretches beyond the grass, the gatepost...
More insects on the roof!
Under the eaves as well perhaps!
There were plenty of honeybees, as always, cos I often get the ID's wrong, corrections gratefully received....
Cromer Park Gardens
Starlings, young and elders, taking a splash in the garden water feature
Last but by no means least, Cromer Peregrines..
The story as I understood it at the time, one of the parents was trying to get junior to fledge....
But junior wasn't going for it, not this time, and the parent (a beautiful looking bird) had to have a rest...
There is a live stream of the peregrines, along with info on the peregrine program via the Cromer Peregrine Project webpages.
That concludes Pt#6, the concluding part, Pt#7, to follow soon
There are more photos of the peregrines in my June 2024 Album for those who want to have a nosey.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
SnappyMac said:Nice photo's of the starling being fed Mike and great shots of the Peregrines, a bird I have not seen much of.
Thank you Snappy.
I knew of the peregrines, but not totally sure where to look for them, even though there is a dedicated thread and live video feed, so it was good to see some of the monitoring team with scopes set up to view the youngster.
All photos required a lot of editing due to low light and cloud laden sky, so I was very pleased with the final outcome, even though it did take a lot of hard work trying to sort out the better ones, searching for imperfections.
Linda257 said:How fabulous to get to see the peregrines!
Absolutely, especially with the low light level and cloud laden sky.
They'll make up for missing the osprey's in Scotland.
Waited 'til I had the big screen to view, Mike. Super set and as everyone else has said, fab to see the peregrines. Looks another super day on your holiday. Thanks for taking the time to sort and share :o)
PimperneBloke said:Waited 'til I had the big screen to view, Mike. Super set and as everyone else has said, fab to see the peregrines. Looks another super day on your holiday. Thanks for taking the time to sort and share :o)
You're welcome, you can't beat a proper screen to view photos or videos on.
Last part tomorrow.