Here's a Sparrowhawk speeding low over the Peak District moors. Typically they fly at 30 to 40mph but can step this up a gear when necessary. They are stealth hunters as you may have seen in your own garden when they suddenly appear and snatch a bird with their long legs. They usually fly low when hunting and rely on the element of surprise, rather than chasing down their prey.
Tags: Accipiter nisus Sparrowhawk Peak District moors Tim Melling
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An oldie from late winter.
Cairngorms, Scotland
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A shot of part of the long track up from Rhosydd to the old mine workings of Cwmorthin. The track here has slate slabs as fencing, a product in ample supply as the hardy miners made there way up and down from the mines! The pine trees made a nice focal point by the ruins of Rhosydd Chapel.
I also thought the mono treatment brought out the nature of this landscape which saw the massive loss of workers engaged in the extraction of slate, giving Cwmorthin the unenviable name of the "slaughter house"! You can make out the continuation of the track as it appear as a strong diagonal on the side of the mountain in the distance, making its way up to the deserted workings of the old mines.
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The only surviving steam-driven mill in the world....Queen street mill, Burnley. Grade 1 listed, but as it's not pretty, I don't suppose the National Trust would be interested. A fantastic place, and David, our guide, was very informative and entertaining.
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