Chilly Start - Fire On
Beer in the Sun to Finish Fri May 28th It was disappointing to wake to grey overcast day, as the forecast looked more promising. No more scats in the garden and no overnight visitors. The early walk was a repeat of yesterday afternoon, primarily to try and find my Nikon lens cap that went astray between the start and end of the walk. No luck - order placed for two more. Not the first time I've lost one! The male Rufous Hummingbird pitched up again this morning and spent a large part of the day topping up on the homemade nectar (to BC's nectar standards!). He was great to watch, though he moved pretty quickly to catch a decent picture. In the end I used a feature on my camera where, set up on a tripod outside, I could control it through my iPhone inside in the warm! This meant the camera was close and not me! [For fellow Nikon users I was able to se t the mode, (A,S,M,P), and then speed, aperture and ISO as appropriate...