COLD DARK ROOM

CarolM

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Good morning all. It’s very early and I need to take my car in for a service.

We have decided to go out to Dungeness on the Kent coast for a walk and a spot of bird watching. I have my thermals on and a flask of hot soup. It’s not exactly toasty this morning. We don’t have a frost, but it’s not much above freezing.
Hope it went well. And Good Evening.
 

CarolM

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Let me guess, the eldest is a boy in his late teens, going through a growth spurt? [emoji85]
The youngest - oh dear, you must be buying a lot of bird seeds... [emoji14] Wibble.
Lol. The eldest is 19, so yes in the last of the teen years. And the youngest will be 13 in April.
 

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Good afternoon all. It was beautifully sunny out at Dungeness and the wind was raw. If you could find a sheltered spot it was lovely!

Dungeness is basically a big shingle promontory out into the English Channel (or La Manche as the French call it). It’s very flat and very exposed, but great for bird watching. (Old photo - it was sunnier today)
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I was actually born down there - my Dad was a commissioning engineer at the nuclear power station. We moved away when I was 4 though.

Anyway, we’re somewhat windblown, but the many layers of clothing and hot soup did their respective jobs.

There were lots of birds about, probably sheltering from the gales out at sea. Hundreds of cormorants and coots. Loads of pochard, shelduck, shovellers and tufted duck. And a few specials... Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Smew, Black Throated Diver, Great White Egret. And a Kingfisher, so pretty in the sunshine.
Smew:
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Shovellers:
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Shelduck:
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That is beautiful. Always appreciate your sharing your adventures with us.
 
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