February 10th 2014.
The Sawara Gyrfalcon 3 years ago today. It was posing nicely on some driftwood.
Although it looks like a nice day it was absolutely freezing and there was a bitterly cold north wind blowing in off the sea. The windchill was brutal. I was only out of the car about 20 or 30 minutes but I'd stupidly forgotten my gloves. My hands were exposed all the time as I was holding the camera up.
When I got back to the car and my hands warmed up again I was surprised to be in intense pain for the next 2 or 3 minutes as the blood returned to my fingertips..............the initial stages of frostbite I guess.
I struggled with that initially and then realised the branch was a hefty piece of a tree. Gyrs are meant to be white!
ReplyDeleteThis young one was brown. It may have grown up to be white but it never came back to our neck of the woods..........
Deletea fabulous bird. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret..........
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