Saturday 27 November 2010

Eurofighter

Caught this plane by Coniston Water on my camera using burst mode.  Turns out to be the eurofighter!

Friday 26 November 2010

Brocken spectre


Saw my first Brocken spectre on Tuesday on Bowfell.  What a great sight.  This picture doesn't do it justice.  I thought I would never see one.  It was there in a  flash and then it was gone.

Here is an explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre

Wednesday 10 November 2010

Sparrowhawk

Saw a sparrowhawk in my garden yesterday.  It looked more like this:

than the kestrel: