October 2009

A trip down to Gigrin Farm on a beautiful sunny day yielded the usual bounty of flight shots of Red Kites and crows...

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) - Powys, Wales

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) - Powys, Wales

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) - Powys, Wales

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) - Powys, Wales

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) - Powys, Wales

Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Common Raven (Corvus corax)

On another sunny day I took a midweek hike up Snowdon in the foolish hope it would be reasonably quiet.

Bwlch Cwm Llan, Snowdonia

The approach to the summit up the Watkin's Path was just how I was hoping it would be and, other than the 6 or so people I passed on the way up, I had the place pretty much to myself. The summit, however, was a different matter.

Afon Cwm Llan, Snowdonia

It is a truly surreal experience to climb a mountain in isolation then, on reaching the summit, being confronted by a crowd of about 200 people. It was just like being in Liverpool city centre...Absolute purgatory! I didn't even stop to catch my breath on the top and escaped to the relative solitude of the Snowdon Ranger's Path as quickly as possible.

Snowdon Ranger's Path, Snowdonia

Crib Goch, Snowdonia

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