A Rainbow In Curved Air

 Walking through the Mere south side fields on Thursday afternoon was a real joy as, although it was raining hard at times, the rainbows that were on show were fabulous.

As usual, music came to mind and this time it was Terry Riley's A Rainbow In Curved Air from 1969. I bought it on the strength of hearing a short clip of it on the radio, but it turned out to be somewhat disappointing. Still got it in my collection though 🤣

A Rainbow In Curved Air on the south side

The Redshank that had lingered for a few days on first field shore was still there so I managed a bit of video through the scope.

The two areas of planted set aside are providing good nourishment for the birds. Finches and tits are there in reasonable numbers and these will hopefully grow through winter.

Great and Blue Tits on sunflower seeds

Wildfowl numbers are gradually increasing as the days shorten and a highlight for me was getting a few Pintail near enough to take photos with the camera rather than phonescoping. Still not particularly good but they are recognisable as Pintail.

Pintail on the Mere

Whooper Swans have continued to come and go over the past week and I saw 13 together one afternoon. Photos were taken and discarded but when they left I got a few seconds of video...

2 of 13 Whooper Swans Leaving the Mere

There have been some stunning sunrises this month and I got a few of them on the camera, usually from home. Got a bit of flare on this one but hey ho, nothing to lose sleep over.

Sunrise from our bedroom window

Since the Osprey left us for warmer climes there hasn't been much to see from the hide. One sight had me laughing though when a Grey Heron came in to land but misjudged the water depth. It ended up swimming and floundering for a second or two before it managed to take off again.

Grey Heron out of its depth

Good recovery! Nothing to see here 😂