Autumn Sumach
Owl & Swallow Roost - A Millennium Folly
Old Sodbury Church Stained Glass
and Reflection in the Pulpit Lecturn
I started this walk a few hours later in the day - I usually start early morning - and anticipated a different feel to the walk, particularly with the approach of sunset. But the late afternoon light was nothing special for photography. I did chance a b&w cloud picture as well as several in and around the church at Old Sodbury but I'll have to wait to see how they work out, and I found more colour snaps than usual, perhaps prompted by the onset of a little more autumn colour in the trees.
Most days of the walk I've seen and heard ravens and their amazing tumbling and flipping upside down flight. Today added a new feature to their display act which was quite startling. I heard a low metallic sounding noise as if a piece of metal was being hit. I turned to see a raven about 50 yards away fold its wings in as it flipped onto its back for a second and at the same time heard it emit the metallic 'tonk-like' sound. It did this several times so cause and effect were confirmed. I've seen and heard ravens many many times, both here and in North America but never heard this sound before.
No comments:
Post a Comment