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We headed along the North Wales coast past some familiar landmarks, parked near the promenade at Llandudno. Here we found Turnstones and some Purple Sandpipers, jumping about on the rocks. Jeff explained the Purple Sandpipers are uncommon birds.
All shots made with D800, ISO400, for the the lens was 300mm f/2.8.
Then we went to the Little Orme, Seals, Fulmars and a Cormorant which flew by well out to sea. I think a full day of tidal range is needed with the Seals, once hauled out of water they are pretty well stationary most of the time.
Again 300mm f/2.8:
Not particularly good but...
We went on to the Great Orme, with a spectacular road on the cliffs. This is the home of roaming Kashmiri Goats. Not easy to approach
After Great Orme, we headed East, to a coastal area Jeff knows to be wildlife rich but there wasn't much happening, suddenly a flock of Curlews flew past. This is my version, with the Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8 trombone lens, 1/2000 sec at f/5.6.
We also had this rather sturdy bird fly past, have no idea what it is... Any suggestions please?
This log Serpent awaited us at our next stop, a delightful little reserve, a hidden gem.
There is a delightful hide with padded seats and bushes with feeders nearby. A Gold Finch presented itself but my only clear shot was oof, it then perched, gorging itself at a feeder behind a branch.
Mostly Blue Tit's remained...
We went back to Flint to the castle, this was an HDR with the 24-120mm f/4.0.
Finally, with darkness descended, one picture I wanted, the Flint Bridge at night. Not quite the picture I wanted but close.
Again the 24-120mm f/4.0, @75mm, on a tripod, ISO500, 15.0 seconds at f/5.6
Jeff and I had a great day, we both really enjoyed it in the warm February sunshine. Hope you enjoy the pix as much as we enjoyed making them.
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Robert.