Long Tailed Tits. And a distant Peregrine Falcon.

25th October 2015 Armin Grewe Leave a comment

Went on a walk around Hosehill Lake Nature Reserve near Theale today. Weather wasn’t as sunny as I had hoped, but it was still a nice autumn afternoon with the trees in good colour. There seemed to be a lot Long Tailed Tits around, so I tried to catch a few of them on picture. Not easy as they seem to be constantly on the move. Also spotted a Peregrine Falcon on a nearby electricity pylon. Unfortunately couldn’t get close enough before it flew away again. Hope you’ll enjoy some of the pictures I took:

Picture of a Long Tailed Tit — Long Tailed Tit (1)

Picture of a Long Tailed Tit in a tree in autumn colours — Long Tailed Tit (3)

Picture of a Peregrine Falcon sitting on a pylon — Peregrine Falcon (1)

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Green Woodpecker

18th October 2015 Armin Grewe 6 Comments

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:

Picture of a Green Woodpecker — Green Woodpecker (1)

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.

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14th October 2015 Armin Grewe Leave a comment

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?