(23rd April 2016 – 17 miles + 3 additional miles) And so my final day on the South Downs Way; and if I had whinged and moaned about the weather yesterday, somebody took note. It was cold, it was windy but the sun shone and I had more photogenic fluffy clouds than I could shake a […]
22nd April 2016 (15 miles + 1 mile) The sun absolutely refused to shine today but, given the good weather I’d enjoyed since Winchester, it would be unreasonable to grumble. I grumbled unreasonably. You see, today’s walk would lead me along a stretch of the South Downs Way I know very well and I wanted […]
(21st April 2016 – 20 miles) Yesterday had been a long, tiring day’s walk but today would hardly be any easier. Once again I had twenty miles to conquer and once again I was marching against the clock. I’d arranged a 5pm rendezvous with my partner Jim at Pyecombe – from where he’d pick me […]
Aww he looked so dejected as he flew off. Great shots.
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I feel such a charlatan, Elaine (see my comment to Amelia below). Dave
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It’s lovely to see all the detail in those beautiful wings. Poor robin — so close, and yet… Still, that looks like a fairly philosophical shrug in the last photo.
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The wings are stunning aren’t they? The story is contrived (I’m sorry to inform you) – and the robin does, in fact, get plenty of food! So you can rest easy, Stacy. Dave
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Poor poor Mr Robin, after such a valiant attempt!
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Don’t fret, Sara – see my comment to Amelia below. D
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But he is going to enter if he continues dieting like that for some more days… Poor fat-bottomed robin!
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Alberto! So rude. D
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What a shame, after all that effort, super photos!
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Hi Pauline, it’s not as sad as it looks – see my comment to Amelia below. D
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After all that work, did the blue tit frighten him off?
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I hesitate to admit, Amelia that the narrative here is contrived. I took perhaps two dozen photos of the robin making multiple visits and picked ones that created a ‘story.’ The robin actually feeds quite happily from the feeders and can get to the food. D
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Interesting Robin, ours don’t use the feeder, you’ve obviously got a clever one.
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Fab photos of the feathered friend flying … oh, you get the idea !!
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… and failing to feed on the feeder?
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