We've been leaving Mrs C's wildlife camera outside again. This time we put it close to the ground, close to where we scatter birdseed. Sadly, nothing exotic dropped in but we did capture the regular visitors.
I wrote another short story recently. If anyone would like to read it, they can find it here.
In the snow your garden is quite unrecognisable.
ReplyDeleteIt's the angle, too.
DeleteLove seeing the birds in flight with their beautiful wings spread as they swoop in for food.
ReplyDeleteYes. It's intriguing seeing them in flight. We usually only see them standing and hopping. It's as if another species only ever saw humans sitting down. They'd be astonished if they ever saw us waddling about.
DeleteThe action shots are really quite wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that. The camera takes about 350 shots if we leave it out for a few hours. Of those, only about ten are worth keeping.
DeleteYour wildlife camera is very good to get such excellent pictures of the birds in flight! The wings spread wide are lovely. I enjoyed your story and your poetry as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that!
DeleteGreat to see the birds in flight, even if they are only the familiar species.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. It adds a new dimension to them and you realise how amazing they are even though they're familiar.
DeleteI look forward to reading your story later.
ReplyDeleteThere is a school of thought that reckons anticipation is one of our main sources of pleasure. I used to tell my kids that, that, for example, looking forward to getting a PlayStation might actually be more pleasurable than actually having one. It was a difficult idea to sell.
DeleteI must get our camera out again, although we rarely see anything exotic. Does yours have any higher res settings - what you have looks quite low res.
ReplyDeleteI think that's as good as it gets - they do cost of less than fifty quid!
DeleteNeat idea to put the camera at ground level because after all that is the bird level.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Just thought we'd try and catch the 'ground feeders'for a change. We have a slightly unusual one turn up sometimes. I wanted to confirm what it was. Unfortunately it didn't on this occasion.
DeleteSweet to see the robin in the snow. The birds wings in motion are lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading your story, I felt the kind of sadness that I associate with cities and city life. After reading it, I thought of Ruby Tuesday. On one of your older blogs, you wrote vivid descriptions of walks you took. Your writing has a engaging walking pace to it, noting exquisite detail, bringing a place to life in a full way.
I've never taken much notice of the song Ruby Tuesday - just heard it in the background. I've just read the lyrics. I see what you mean!
DeleteDear C,
ReplyDeleteWell, now we see you from two quite different angles.
A bird's eye view and a more intimate view of your short story writing. We have been captivated by both.
It is a fun idea to capture the garden visitors in secret and then looking, much later, to see who or what made an appearance. Perhaps a night watch might also be revealing.
And, you do indeed have a 'Way with Words'. Your story seems to us to capture the very mood of the moment. Reflections on times past, nostalgia, a yearning to capture lost opportunities and an uncertainty about the future. Your words drew us into your literary world. Thank you for sharing it with us. It is a brave thing to do.
Thanks for that. We've not experimented with it at night yet!
DeleteBrave? Thank you for saying so. If so, perhaps all art is an act of bravery? Artists and heroes do at least have this in common: when asked why they did what they did they often reply that they only did what needed doing!
lovely to see all the birds
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