An early-morning wait for the ferry gave the opportunity for a flight along the deserted sands.

Lovely shot Mr B.   and a great way to kill some time.   

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 05:13
Lovely shot Mr B.   and a great way to kill some time.

Thanks David. Yes, it was a lovely morning. Further along is a bird sanctuary, but I didn't venture that far. Didn't want to tarry and miss the ferry

Beautiful area, nice shot. What ferry would that be?

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 06:20
Thanks David. Yes, it was a lovely morning. Further along is a bird sanctuary, but I didn't venture that far. Didn't want to tarry and miss the ferry

Best not fly in bird sanctuaries,  they dont tend to like that too much.

Depp Posted at 10-24 06:47
Beautiful area, nice shot. What ferry would that be?

Hi Depp, thanks.  That was the Caen to Portsmouth ferry.

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 07:16
Best not fly in bird sanctuaries,  they dont tend to like that too much.

Exactly. And being seabirds, they're a good bit bigger than the drone

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 07:32
Exactly. And being seabirds, they're a good bit bigger than the drone

I found the Canadian geese run a mile when they just hear the drone.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 07:32
Exactly. And being seabirds, they're a good bit bigger than the drone

Well,  fly a mile really. they dont doing running,  they have wings.

very nice good job.

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 08:57
I found the Canadian geese run a mile when they just hear the drone.

I'm always wary of any birds - they have more right to the sky than us, after all

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 08:58
Well,  fly a mile really. they dont doing running,  they have wings.

No, running isn't really their forté, is it

hallmark007 Posted at 10-24 09:02
very nice good job.

Thank you

Very good shot!
nice leading lines.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 07:31
Hi Depp, thanks.  That was the Caen to Portsmouth ferry.

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Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 09:09
I'm always wary of any birds - they have more right to the sky than us, after all

Indeed they do.  Saw something special yesterday.  On the way home the normal road I use was closed so had to detour near a farm.  As I’m heading past the farm a bird of prey crossing in front of the car with a mouse in its claws.  It was quite the surprise.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 09:10
No, running isn't really their forté, is it

Interestingly once they were back in the water they didn’t seems bothered at all.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-24 09:44
Very good shot!
nice leading lines.

Thanks Peter. One of my last flights in France with the P4

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 09:52
Indeed they do.  Saw something special yesterday.  On the way home the normal road I use was closed so had to detour near a farm.  As I’m heading past the farm a bird of prey crossing in front of the car with a mouse in its claws.  It was quite the surprise.

That must have been something to see. Was it near dusk?

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 09:53
Interestingly once they were back in the water they didn’t seems bothered at all.

Probably more at home there than on land.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 10:13
Thanks Peter. One of my last flights in France with the P4

I already thought this was not with the M2.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 10:15
That must have been something to see. Was it near dusk?

No.  About 2pm.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 10:16
Probably more at home there than on land.

It seems that way.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 10:17
No.  About 2pm.

Possibly a Kestrel then, or a Buzzard?

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 10:22
Possibly a Kestrel then, or a Buzzard?

Most likely a buzzard.  We get those in the garden occasionally and it was the right colour & size. But it was so quick I wouldn’t want to go definitive on that.

I’ve not seen any for a while but I do love finding owl pellets, and having a peak inside.   I’ve liked doing that since I was 7 and a wildlife park introduced me to them.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 10:28
Most likely a buzzard.  We get those in the garden occasionally and it was the right colour & size. But it was so quick I wouldn’t want to go definitive on that.

I’ve not seen any for a while but I do love finding owl pellets, and having a peak inside.   I’ve liked doing that since I was 7 and a wildlife park introduced me to them.

We had a wide range of wildlife in the garden, back in France. One Spring, we were "adopted" for a short while by a young Kestrel, which appeared on the landing windowledge one morning.   I'll dig out the photos from the archive. Lovely colouring.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 10:31
We had a wide range of wildlife in the garden, back in France. One Spring, we were "adopted" for a short while by a young Kestrel, which appeared on the landing windowledge one morning.   I'll dig out the photos from the archive. Lovely colouring.

Lovely.  I Can’t compete with that but our bird box has bluetits every year.  And it’s already getting some attention.  Apparently they also get used for shelter in bad weather.

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 10:35
Lovely.  I Can’t compete with that but our bird box has bluetits every year.  And it’s already getting some attention.  Apparently they also get used for shelter in bad weather.

Bluetits were regular visitors - nesting in boxes and, one year, in a hole in the wall of the house.

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 10:35
Lovely.  I Can’t compete with that but our bird box has bluetits every year.  And it’s already getting some attention.  Apparently they also get used for shelter in bad weather.

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 10:35
Lovely.  I Can’t compete with that but our bird box has bluetits every year.  And it’s already getting some attention.  Apparently they also get used for shelter in bad weather.

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 10:35
Lovely.  I Can’t compete with that but our bird box has bluetits every year.  And it’s already getting some attention.  Apparently they also get used for shelter in bad weather.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 10:41
Bluetits were regular visitors - nesting in boxes and, one year, in a hole in the wall of the house.

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Oh.  He his beautiful.  

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 10:43
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I’ve never seen anything like that.  Normally in these parts they are too scared of us people.

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 10:59
Oh.  He his beautiful.

Three successive mornings he was on the windowsill, with us less than 2ft away.  The morning sun reflecting off the window meant he couldn't see us.

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 11:00
I’ve never seen anything like that.  Normally in these parts they are too scared of us people.

We were able to get pictures and some video before he left.

Familiar scenery Blériot! Nice beach shot

Elevated Camera Posted at 10-24 19:33
Familiar scenery Blériot! Nice beach shot

Thank you. It was our usual port of departure for coming back to the UK.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 13:06
Three successive mornings he was on the windowsill, with us less than 2ft away.  The morning sun reflecting off the window meant he couldn't see us.

I wonder what he was attracted to,    you didnt leave that hat on display did you?

Blériot53 Posted at 10-24 13:07
We were able to get pictures and some video before he left.

Such an amazing sight,    quite remarkable.

DAFlys Posted at 10-24 23:21
I wonder what he was attracted to,    you didnt leave that hat on display did you?

Those pics pre-date the hat