Not for the want of trying

After last weeks encounter with the Goshawk I decided to go back for three days and see if I could get a chance of some more pics in better light . I made arrangements to sleep in my van a short walk from the hide which meant I could be in the hide before light and leave after dark to minimise the disturbance . The long and the short of it is it didn't shown . 

The local buzzards made great companions

Have a good week :0)

ONE TWO THREE

 3am Sunday morning saw me going back down the m4 to catch up with Ian and Nigel my photography pals, I had been given Strict instructions to be ready and in the hide before first light .

We didn't  have to wait too long for the first of the cast to appear .

Sparrowhawk 

After the Sparrowhawk things went very quiet most off the afternoon we sat watching continuous thunderstorms roll through the valley . It wasn't until later afternoon when our next guest arrived in the shape of this common buzzard.

  

After the Buzzard had departed the weather took a turn for the worst more storms . The sky was black and the light was appalling which continued to worsen as the time went by . It wasn't until dusk  that the star of the shown turned up which was so frustrating . All three of us were using canons flag ship camera and to be fair its not to bad , though you wouldn't of thought so the slagging it was getting while the bird was on the perch one poor soul suggested moving to Nikon !!!!!

Northern Goshawk 

Be lucky :0)