We took advantage of a hot, sunny day (yes really!) to head over to the RSPB Reserve at Pulborough Brooks. A beautiful location, with several excellent hides and viewing points. This is a small selection.
Pulborough Brooks
Cattle are kept to help manage the land, by grazing
As well as the wildlife, it seems I can't get away from WWII aircraft. yesterday it was a B-25 bomber. Today, a Spitfire!
Spitfire heading for Shoreham Air Show
There are more shots from today in the Pulborough Brooks album.
Camera note: all shots taken with the EOS 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
CedarFox
31 Aug 2008Great shots of the spitfire and heron! Don't the geese help graze too? 😉
gdare
31 Aug 2008It seems you have found a way to travel through time 😀 Nice shot of Spitfire. Also, the first one :up:
SittingFox
31 Aug 2008Pulborough Brooks! I haven't been there for some years. It's got a very pretty setting within the Arun Valley. Did you see any deer?
The goose population seems have increased exponentially since I was last there :eyes:
Ukwildlife
31 Aug 2008nice set of photos
cakkleberrylane
31 Aug 2008Great series!
Words
1 Sep 2008Adele, we caught a glimpse of deer just near the visitor centre, but none apart from those (viewed through one of the scopes they had set up). If I had more time I can imagine spending a lot of time there. The hides were excellent though I'm not used to being at quite such a distance from what I'm photographing.
Words
1 Sep 2008Neil, thanks!
Words
1 Sep 2008Darko, thanks! Yes, it's always weird seeing planes from the 1940s. :alien::alien:
Words
1 Sep 2008Lois, thanks!
Words
1 Sep 2008Eric thanks! I'm sure the geese do a good job of grazing the land, but they're flighty things so some back-up is always useful 😉
Flying Red Fox Blog
3 Sep 2008Lovelly photos 😀 Pulborough is near Brinsbury College where i studied Horticulture from 1998 to 2002, seems long ago now! Many happy memories there, i think i really should have visited Pulborough Brooks aswell.
It seems like the Shoreham Airshow day was the only sunny day we had this Summer! I had a great time and i will show photos later, i took around 300 as usual!!! 😛 It was good that nothing bad happened like it did last year, although crashes at airshows are really quite rare events.
Words
3 Sep 2008I wondered if you were at Shoreham. We drove past the queue of traffic heading in that direction. It looked like it was going to take some time to get in. I'll look forward to your photos.