Tarn Hows and Black Crag

We drove round to Tarn Hows very early to see if we could get a nice sunrise. Of course not! Very dull and uninspiring but we persevered. After that we went for a walk to Black Crag and back again. We kept bumping into three belted galloway cows on the way round Tarn Hows. Not sure if they were supposed to be there, all their chums were up on the hills on the other side of a fence.

Tarn Hows and Black Crag elevation

Tarn Hows and Black Crag route

No better shots than the last time we were here, but good practice.

Tree in Tarn Hows

View of Tarn Hows looking south west from the centre

Tarn Hows from the eastern hillside

Tarn Hows from the eastern hillside

Trees in Tarn Hows

An (almost) perfectly still Tarn Hows, looking north east

An old fashioned 'selfie' from Black Crag

View from Black Crag, towards Windermere

Lots of low sun once it had risen

More sun than you can shake a large stick at

Harrock Hill

A walk around Harrock (and Parbold) Hill.

Harrock Hill route

Harrock Hill elevation

The fields had recently been harvested, with towers of straw bales.

Giant Haystacks (and little daddy)

Another pleasant weekend spent rolling around in a field

Spotlit trees by the canal

The Fairy Glen

Dripping wet vegetation

Male spider pushing his luck

Yellow Dung Fly

Yellow Dung Fly

Cranefly (maybe Ptychoptera contaminata) on Stinging Nettle

 Large growths of Himalayan Balsam by the canal, busy with bees and flies.

Bee in Himalayan Balsam

Bee in Himalayan Balsam

Hoverfly on Himalayan Balsam

Honey Bee trapped in spider web

Burton Marsh

Another look around Burton Marsh, this time when it's not freezing cold. Everywhere was lush and green, with buzzing insects and more shade from the trees. Not much going on around the feeders, even the Brown Rats were down to one persistent nibbler. Probably more interesting in the winter.

The reed beds are full of Sedge Warblers and we also saw a Whitethroat.

Ragged Blue Tit

Moorhen

Brown Rat

Brown Rat

Sedge Warbler

Thick forests of Hogweed and Buttercup

Hogweed

Snipe Fly

Snipe Fly on glass

Snipe Fly on glass

Snipe Fly on glass