What is this weird hat that we are wearing ?
It's a "chechia" because in the desert it protects our heads from the sun !
And what is this type of clothing that we are wearing ?
It's a "djbellah" because in the desert it is very hot and it protects your body !
And what are these ugly shoes that we have on our feet ?
These are "babouches", which keep us from burning our feet when in the desert
Tell me, papa...
Yes, my son ?
Why are we living in Birmingham and still wearing all this shit ?
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Rainton Bittern sunning itself early afternoon providing good photo opp for DA et al.
Bittern pic
I managed to get there for the last 30 mins of light & DM kindly back tracked through the 10" of snow, where i enjoyed brief scope views of it as a certain small person enjoyed throwing snow in my ear & face.
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| you can just make out his face, high up in the reeds, left of middle |
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| only just..... |
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| harsh conditions for November..... |
Despite my snowball launching imp, we had superb views of a Woodcock feeding in the snow amongst the trees, with Jack Snipe, Snipe & Woodcock all seen with ease as the light went around the pool 3/4 area.
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| red sky at night, snowball in your ear |
A small wader, rushing about on the tiny ice free areas remained unidentified in the half light - hopefully a Sanderling, but perhaps just a Dunlin ?
If it stops over, GC will be on hand to mop it up in the morning
late Sunday night, & the skys just been lit up with a hellish crack of Lightening & the longest loudest rumble of thunder i can remember
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Fun in the snow
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| Fun in the Snow Friday |
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| Fun in the Snow - Sunday -getting on for a level foot of the stuff |
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| Fun in the Snow - Sunday |
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| Fun in the Snow - Saturday |
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| Fun in the Snow - Saturday |
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