The Bournemouth Air Festival is usually a 4 day event, but this year cut down in its prime as all flying was cancelled on the first day (Thursday) due to bad weather. Regardless of that, your trusty correspondent was out with the lens to bring you a 'behind the scenes' look at the Royal Navy Ground Crew preparing their helicopters for when/if things brightened up.
Don't know what aircraft these are
but why would an ex-Submariner need to,
Ships are far easier as to us lot there are only 2 types,
SUBMARINES
and
TARGETS
So, ever onward to the none too interesting
Moth Traps
PINE CARPET
SMALL SERAPHIM
TAWNY ANGLE-BARRED
and a rather pleasing
ROSY RUSTIC
were only second best to a 'pristine' Maiden's Blush which posing
for the obligatory photograph was quickly dispatched by a gust of wind.
All else amounted to a couple of
HOVERFLIES
SYRPHUS TORVUS
and the second thought to be
SYRILLA PIPIENS
COMMON BLUE
A COPRINUS species
taken more for the aesthetic look rather than the Fungi.
GREEN WOODPECKER
COMMON BUZZARD
Our second returning
TEAL
There were plenty of
MEADOW PIPIT
in the largest of the Solar Panel Compounds along with a few
STARLING
This KESTREL only allow a single shot
while yet another juvenile
ROBIN
at Merritown Heath Gate was far more obliging.
The HEATH is just about at its optimum right now
but doubtful any photograph could convey the full beauty.
Don't know what SPIDER but the Web was over one foot square.
and brought back from the heath
for closer inspection
DARK BUSH CRICKET
and later returned.
At the last ditch 'TRAGEDY' as the
Sand Martin Nest Site
is being removed.
Sand Martin Nest Site
is being removed.
