Last weekend I posted a video of the Flying Scotsman as well as pictures of the Flying Scotsman. This weekend the famous steam locomotive returned to West Berkshire, allowing me to capture additional footage just down the track near Frouds Lane. This time I used both a stationary camera on the ground as well as my DJI Phantom 3 drone. I then combined the footage from both weekends into this video:
Hopefully there will be further visits in the future for more videos and pictures.
Following on from the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive passing Aldermaston Station video here are my favourites from the still pictures I took on the occasion:
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I only found out less than an hour before it was due so I didn’t have much time to prepare, but this morning the famous Flying Scotsman steam locomotive passed through Aldermaston Station. Here’s a short video (incl an initial false alarm as we didn’t know the exact times) of the pass:
I also took a few pictures, if they are any good (haven’t looked yet) I’ll post them in a separate entry later.
As I was running late this afternoon I only went for a local walk with my camera. However, I was lucky: While taking pictures of a Coot with its young I happened to spot a Great Spotted Woodpecker on a nearby tree. I soon realised that it was at its nest and that there were two of them. The next hour I spent hiding in some bushes, watching and taking pictures of the pair of woodpeckers coming and going. Here is a selection of my favourites:
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My original plan for this afternoon had been to get a few pictures of some young ducklings on the Kennet and Avon Canal I had first spotted a few days ago. However, just as I arrived at their location they decided to climb out of the canal and disappear into the undergrowth on the other side. So a change of plan was needed. While I didn’t manage to take any pictures of them catching them in flight I did manage to get a few pictures of Sparrows who had just caught an insect.
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