BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE!

Register for an account to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="username" data-source="post: 1818575" data-attributes="member: 70211">The cool winds continued to bring tears to my eyes as they dried sore upon my cheeks. Whilst the sun warmed my bones i sat amongst grasses and dandelions, keeping vigil on the previous years hobby site...All was quiet save for the scratching sylvia's from nearby hedgerows and the occasional buzzard quartering far away shimmering fields. An hour passed and i got the urge to move, prompted by pins n needles in my legs and my usual restless nature!Taking photos of anything which caught my eye, i slowly wandered back towards my car, digitally capturing curtains of cumulus clouds as i strolled.Then, quite unexpectedly, a falcon was suddenly released from a nearby tree and with little hope in my heart i raised my binoculars...'hobby'!!!:t:I smiled to myself as i watched, perhaps my favorite of all falcons, cruising low with whipped back wings to perch in another oak less than a minute later.We both kept an eye on each other for the following hour or so but no sign of a second bird. Even tho the hobby sat some distance away he appeared, face on, as a bright white beacon in the sunlight, highlighted by distant fields in shadow. I almost thought of this 'little white dot' as a glint of light reflected in my eye....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

Verification