In search of a Buzzard....

At last on a beautiful sunny summers morning, Sharon and I set off for a walk up onto Moel Gyw, which is at the southern end of the Clwydians. I have been after flight shots of a buzzard for a long time now, and this stunning area of countryside has a good population of buzzards..... normally!!! Everytime we have walked here they have been calling and  flying all over the place, I lug my 500mm lens up there, no sight nor sound of one...typical!! Nonetheless, it was a beautiful morning walk, with stunning views out over the Vale of Clwyd across Ruthin, and from the top of Moel Gyw looking back over Moel Famau.
In the afternoon we went back to the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art at Gordale Nursey on the Wirral, to look at the wildlife paintings on display, but also for Sharon to meet and chat to the artists there doing demonstrations, this is a real great place to visit, more details can be found HERE
Anyway I still haven't got my Buzzard flight photo, just have to keep plugging away on that one, but rather like the one posted below that I got in the garden a while back.

Gyrn

Looking towards the coast from the walk up to Moel Gyw

one of the locals!

The Arrans in the left distance, and Cadair Idris to the right

I just love this view into the Vale of Clwyd

Looking to Moel Famau from Moel Gyw

and looking further left to the coast

Ruthin from Moel Gyw

Sharon relaxing on a lovely summers morning on Moel Gyw

Moel Famau

Close up of Ruthin

Sharon chatting to Irene Brierton, a watercolour artist at the NEWA exhibition, she was painting Red Squirrels