We climbed Brean Down at the weekend & visited the bird garden :D (PIC HEAVY!)

We climbed the 200 odd steps to get to the top. Then walked the whole length of the down and we saw cows, lots of wild rabbit latrines and warren entrances but no bunnies, it was about 2:30pm, so probably fast asleep!

I can't believe we live so close to one of the most beautiful areas in the country - this is 5 minutes drive from our house!

I was really happy with some of the photos - photography outdoors is a LOT better than indoors, in my opinion, it's a lot easier to photograph in natural light!

Here are some photos of our lovely afternoon!

The view from the top of the down, across Brean and Berrow;







From the other side of the down, looking towards Weston Super Mare (You can see the new Pier!)





We found a random cow, just sat on its own;







After travelling all the way down to the old fort at the other end of the down, and back round we walked down and had a visit to the bird gardens. They are currently building some other enclosures for the birds in the smaller, older accomodations, but all the same, it was really nice, and it only cost £2.95 per adult to get in and as we were looking for a free/cheap day - it was awesome!

Some pics of the birds we found (sorry, i didnt think to take photos of the name plates with the breeds etc )

These guys were AWESOME. They were so talkative and said "HELLO!" as you approached, and "BYE BYE!" when you walked off.



This one kept playing peekaboo with my OH;

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beautiful photos.love the parrots they are so colourful!

Great photos! You are very lucky to live where you do

Nice photos!
Those birds look in really good condition!

Pie said:

Nice photos!
Those birds look in really good condition!

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They all were, really good condition from the little i know.

There was one bird, same as the white crested one, who was obviously bored and had been feather pulling and had a little bald patch on his stomach.

I mentioned it to the staff and they were aware and he was moving into the first newly renovated enclosure in a couple of weeks, with new enrichment ideas etc. It was good they were aware and were acting on it :thumb:

I was really chuffed with the photos, some of them have an annoying blur in patches, where i was doing my best of getting the camera's focus point beyond the mesh and bars, i think i did relatively well considering it was my outdoor shoot!

Looks fantastic. I may have to go visit for a day trip with the missus!

Preeeeeeeeeeeeeetty birdies!

Schuette said:

Preeeeeeeeeeeeeetty birdies!

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and not a single flash used :shock: :thumb: :lol:

They are gorgeous birds! And what a lovely area to go for a walk.

Actually I sometimes use a bit of flash outdoors, just to brighten up the shadows A reflector works better but it's not always practical!