Went for a walk along the Kennet and Avon Canal near Theale today, between the canal and the sailing lake. Didn’t see an awful lot, the undisputed highlight was this Green Woodpecker briefly sitting on a branch in the open:
The light wasn’t great and I didn’t have enough time to put the camera on the monopod, but considering the circumstances I’m still fairly happy with the pictures.
Decided to share a Taylor Swift cover. Yes, really. Actually, not just one, but four. A battle of the nations starting in England with The Vaccines:
Second is the Irish contribution by Kodaline (where the monologue is brilliantly delivered):
Third are Hanson from the USA (although I believe recorded in Australia):
And to close we return to England for Example:
Unfortunately haven’t found any Scottish or Welsh bands covering it so far, any takers?
It’s in German, but I think you can get the gist of it even if you don’t understand German:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQzkvNtvPmQ
(found somewhere in the comments to an entry, unfortunately forgot to note down where and don’t remember, so can’t give credit)
Yes, really. Warning, some strong language. But mostly just funny and impressive skill.
Went to the Nature Discovery Centre at Thatcham today. Didn’t see an awful lot, mostly fairly common birds. So I decided to take a few pictures of one of them, a juvenile Black-Headed Gull:
