Eight weeks in

The New Norm 

Sun May 30th

It's amazing to think we have already been here for eight weeks.  The time has flown by and it already feels like the new norm.  

Cedar Waxwing
























This morning I took my camera with me and was rewarded by the Cedar Waxwing pictured here.  The light was right, the capture worked and enlarged it's possible to see the feathery detail.

The day started with spits of rain, once cleared I set up in the yard to see if I could capture some video footage of the Hummingbirds.

Mrs Hummingbird pitched up and put on a display.  Mr popped by, but mostly to the rear of the feeder, so no decent footage.  This was using the 4k video record function on the Nikon D850.  It sounds as though a drone has pitched up every time they fly by, such is the noise from the beat of their wings some 52-62 beats per second!

Quite pleased with the result, edited down from 4k off the Nikon D850.  No sound, as the as-yet-unused hot-tub provided too much background!



After lunch we took a drive up to some local trails.  A bit of a disappointment as many were overgrown, or residential development had encroached on what were once public paths.  We couldn't actually complete the walk.  So after a drive around we abandoned today's adventures and returned to base for a cuppa and a cookie!

Jack still managed to get a swim though!  I'm surprised he does not have webbed feet.  

 

As the light ebbed the distant sounds from others on this forest estate subsided and we were left with the bees buzzing on the rhododendron and the hummingbirds droning around the feeder.
  

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