Hellebores flowering in the courtyard at Bantock House recently.
David
Views over Dawlish Warren from the sea
Dawlish warren seen from the water. The arch of Ted Rock in the distance has been familiar to generations travelling by rain to the south west.
Merganser group on the Exe
A group of mergansers swimming near the mouth of the Exe estuary: two pair and a singleton drake.
Cormorant flying by, Exe estuary
A cormorant flying over one of the mudbanks in the Exe estuary exposed by the low tide, as gull standing on the mud look on.
Mergansers on the Exe
A pair of mergansers on the River Exe. The female was spending more time diving for fish, and seemed to submerge just before I pressed the shutter.
Distant kestrel, Exe estuary
A distant kestrel hovers over the same patch of ground, working hard to surf the turbulent wind. It swoops. Has it spotted possible prey? If so, it changes its mind, pausing to hover again at a fresh vantage point.
