Backward Birding

Being the doings and rantings of a Devonian birder of a rather Backward persuasion. May contain wibble. Will contain digressions, tangents, and possibly some stuff about birds. Warning: all opinions voiced within are purely conjectural, all bird identifications are to be assumed erroneous and actually refer to either Mallard [Anas ubiquitus], Common Buzzard [Buteo crowbaiteo], Herring Gull [Larus shiteonyourcarus], Woodpigeon [Columba fatbastardii] or Chaffinch [Fringilla irritatus].

18 June, 2017

Ok, Who Broke The Thermostat?

It's just too hot.....

After a day of getting things done and cowering in the shade, today was a day of getting out for the Traditional Fathers' Day Nicpic... and cowering in the shade!

Well, the dappled shade of a lovely Sweet Chestnut;

Green

We had a very nice time, if a bi- ok, a lot hot. The heat made the butterflies about - at least 2 flavours of Frits, most notably - supercharged, with a resulting total failure to even nail said frits to sp., let alone photo! Fortunately, the odd bird was less speedy;