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Bempton Cliffs RSPB, Yorkshire
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61264905
See a wonderful and beautiful example of a wildflower verge here:
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I have been very, very busy with sorting out and setting up my Canon
EOS E5 camera over the last couple of days (should have done this in the
Winter months!). I have only used this new camera to take the Northern
Lights with in Shetland in October, without actually setting it up properly for
bird photography. I have been putting off doing this, as I presumed it
would be more difficult to grasp, being as it is a very advanced camera.
I have been incredibly lazy over the last few months and have been using my newly acquired 2nd hand (last Autumn) Canon 7D Mark II with the Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 IS II USM lens, which is hardly any different to my previous old Canon 7D Mark I.
After very kind advice and help from Mike E. and Jim L., I am now ready to go out in the field with my Canon EOS R5 and Canon RF 100-500mm f4.5-7.1L IS USM lens!!! At last! Here is a recommended video that I mostly followed, with some changes that I decided to make.Nobody has seen these paintings before, unless of course you had visited our family home at Holme over the years. The painting above, was actually one of my favourite artworks, that my parents owned. The detail is just incredible! Mick Goodman painted these exquisite paintings and as far as I know, he still lives with his wife in Kettering.
http://pennyshotbirdingandlife.blogspot.com/2021/08/rar-richard-richardson-watercolour.html
I never said at the time (see above link), but the painting above (with Great Grey Shrike in centre) and in the link above, belonged to my late father Peter Clarke. Its a very long story, which can't be told publicly, but lets just say it went "missing". It was then sold by someone at Keys Auctioneers on 6th September 2013, to a completely innocent party, who had no idea of where it came from originally. The painting was one of a pair that Richard painted for my father – I now have the other in my possession, here it is:
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TUESDAY 29th APRIL
A couple of days ago, I sold my Manfrotto Tripod and after packing it up last night, took it the post office to get weighed etc and then later on posted it to its new owner in Wales. So many jobs had to be done today, long 40 minute wait phone call to British Gas, after they posted my bill with the Gas readings only, should have had electric on too! What I don't understand is, my quarterly bill is horrific (far more than this time last year) the bill ended on 31st March, BEFORE the price hike on 1st April! Plus I turned my thermostat down by two numbers for the last few months. I contested it, because I don't believe it, I think they have charged me at the new rates, anyway that was that. I might need to go back to a 5 day week at this rate!
I had an unexpected phone call from a distressed work colleague, who is in hospital with some issues, which I took time to try and solve for her. Did some important emails, including helping a blog reader out, to sell his binoculars. Chased Panasonic who still have not refunded me £15.00 for the bread maker paddle that never arrived – this is about my tenth email and my temper exploded into very large capital letters "PLEASE REFUND ME NOW!!! etc", with more exclamation marks than I use on a blog post!
Later on I collected Lucy's laptop from Currys, delivered it along with all the paperwork and some typed up instructions etc from me to help her out. Phoned Vivien and Ray for catch up, they are having the narrowboat 'blacked' this week, so not currently in Ely – Vivien sent me a video of the boat being winched out of the water which looked scary!
An amazing and perfect little cottage came up for sale in Shetland today for £100,000!!!! That will have offers in for it already! A bit too far from Lerwick though, but fairly close to Jill and Rob Wilson! Here is the link. Will the Black-winged Stilts that were at Denver today, end up at Ken Hill Marsh, Holme or North Point Pools at Wells I wonder?! Still waiting for John F. to bag his third Great Spotted Cuckoo at Salthouse!
No time for birding over the last couple of days, but will have loads of time this coming weekend. The east winds continue, surely we are going to see something seriously good soon?! Fingers crossed! This evening I had an arranged phone call to a really lovely person, who needed a bit of female support and someone different to chat to, you know who you are – everything will be just fine for you all 🤗 Love conquers all! Ring me any time.
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