Brimham Rocks

 If you are in the area and have a day to spare why not go to Brimham Rocks.
I loved it when I was a kid and still do now. Probably because it looks like a place you could imagine monster living.

The natural rock formations look so odd. Like a Giant has been stacking stones.
If you do go climbing though, be care full. just because one side of a rock is at ground level doesn't mean the other side is.

link

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brimham-rocks/

Waxwings

 I can't be sure but I'm pretty sure these are Waxwings. I've never seen them in the north east of England and it was a windy day so maybe they were blown off course.

Actually that picture would make a nice painting with some creative sky based changes... where's my Acrylics  :)

Flatts lane

A walk in the woods and bird song. Add a little sun, a light breeze and you can have a relaxing moment to your self.

That is if you can get to some woods... and it's sunny... and there aren't people walking around shouting in a way that suggests a nice soothing lobotomy may be in order.

Just in case, here is a picture with bird song from Flatts Lane woods in the North East of England (Teesside area).




A walk in the woods and bird song. Add a little sun, a light breeze and you can have a relaxing moment to your self.

That is if you can get to some woods... and it's sunny... and there aren't people walking around shouting in a way that suggests a nice soothing lobotomy may be in order.

Just in case, here is a picture with bird song from Flatts Lane woods in the North East of England (Teesside area).




A walk in the woods and bird song. Add a little sun, a light breeze and you can have a relaxing moment to your self.

That is if you can get to some woods... and it's sunny... and there aren't people walking around shouting in a way that suggests a nice soothing lobotomy may be in order.

Just in case, here is a picture with bird song from Flatts Lane woods in the North East of England (Teesside area).

Here are just a few of the birds that can be seen in flatts lane woods

  

 

  

 

Tees river - walk & nature

I've just come back from walking down by tees river. On both the Maze Park side the side with the with Portrack marsh.
As it was a great, sunny looking day I grabbed my Nikon Camera along with a 28-300mm zoom and a 10-20mm as well.

It's a nice place to walk. Odd too with so much industry and and the A19 bridge in the background. There are some hill's made of slag (he he slag) which give you an amazing view of the area.

Slide show of the view.

While there I was hoping to get a picture of a Grayling Butterfly but no luck.
I did however get a good, well I hope good at any rate, sequence of shots with a big bird of pray being mobbed by what I think are Crows or Rucks!

I also tried to get some butterfly shots and some of the wading birds.



What I did find interesting was that on the Tees there is a bank with what looked like house martin's nesting there. I'll have to get down there with a bigger lens.

 

If you do go please keep an eye out for Seals in the river because you do see them from time to time.

Location link

http://www.teeswildlife.org/new/mazepark

volunteering work - wildlife trust

I'm off on this sunny Monday from work and to Hardwick Dene (cornforth close. T19 8PZ) to do some voluntary work for the Wildlife Trust.

I'm expecting to be digging around paths and clearing overgrown areas. You know that sort of thing.
On a day like this I'd usually be out with my camera but I'm looking forward to doing something more group orientated today as walking out with your camera taking pictures can be fun but is also not very social.
Then again this may not be ether  :) .

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I've come back from my day volunteering. from 10:15am til 3:00pm.
We were digging a path and then putting down slag (tiny bits of what is a little like stones)
It's amazing how long it takes to do what looks like a small amount of path.

There were only three of us though.

I'm looking forward to doing this again.

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link

http://www.teeswildlife.org/new/

contact them

http://teeswildlife.org/new/address