Martyn Pitt

There was a pair of Black Necked Grebe as well

Yes thanks Russ, of course it wasn’t the weight of the kit 😉

Took the camera out today, first time since my hernia op in January Grey Herons

Such a shame to read this, I can remember Winnie from years ago, used to see him out and about all the time. RIP Winnie Martyn & Carol x

Sorry to read this Steve, so sad, a lovely bloke, always remember him with that big smile on his face. Condolences to Viv, his family and friends Rest in peace Pete x

Specials - Night Club - always made me smile - "I won't dance in a club like this, All the girls are slags, And the beer tastes just like piss" Joe Jackson - Monday -oh so true - "Once you clock in you'll take any shit" Constellations - I didn't know how to - every time I danced to it - "Tiny bubbles about to explode" .

I have the Cajun Hart and Geoffrey Meteliko versions, the later is an acquired taste, I have put it on tapes for people in the past.

The early 90's was great, I got to hear a whole new wealth of records I had not heard before, some I liked some I didn't, but it was fantastic to hear new stuff. Keele, Bretby, Winsford, Tony's Blackburn, Wilton, The Ritz Manchester, Allbrighton, Middleton, same faces, really enjoyed it, made loads of new friends and met the wife.

I tried to correct the colour balance and crop it a bit, it looks like a female or young Chaffinch to me, could possibly be female or young Greenfinch, unusual to see them land on you. I have had several birds perch on my lens or tripod leg, but as soon as I attempt to move to get a shot with my phone they are gone

Keep posting the images and stories Tim, it is always good to see the faces behind the sounds.

I like it ... lots But it would be pretty boring if we all had the same taste .

Happy New Year to you all ... here is one from the first day of the new year, a Heron posing in front of the hide, odd this as usually they will take flight at the slightest movement.

The scaffold platform out in the reservoir is usually the domain of the big Gulls and the Cormorants, there had been some squabbling between the Heron and the Cormorant A bit of bravado The Heron is saying anyway I caught one this big ... the Cormorant replies thats nothing I caught one this big

I played it at Tony's mid 90's Steve 95 or 96, about 5 people danced to it ... a few months later and it was packing the dance floors. It wasn't as if it was an unknown at the time I played it, but there were a fair few on the scene at the time who didn't know it. But it did get hammered and I ended up giving my copy to somebody who wanted a copy to give his wife for a present.

A Grey Heron deep in the reed bed this morning

We get loads down here Steve ... watch out for when they start courting and do the display thing where they throw their head backwards ... they look just like a Rabbit. ( I posted a picture on here a few years back of one doing the Rabbit impression).

O'Jays by a mile ... that's the one I am going to get up out my chair and dance to, the Linda Jones one is slower, probably OK to listen to, but not as powerful a dancer as the O'Jays.

Yes Steve ... the heathens like to drink it through straws ... I blame their Grandmother

A pair of vandals turned up last night, and proceeded to wreck the house and make a mess ... they can try and look innocent 😄

This one is for Steve (Winsford Soul) - I know the majority of my images posted on here are taken using a 500mm lens, but I really enjoy going back to basics using manual focus lenses, and the best for that are the Zeiss ones, unlike todays modern 'plastic' lenses from Nikon and Canon, these things are all metal and built like a tank. A couple of examples of the images they can produce, seen full size on a monitor they have a 3D feel to them

You can get pictures of the Moon during daylight heres one I got a few years ago

Sad news indeed ... RIP Grant

OCD only .... 😉😄

I will run through it with you tomorrow night Steve ... I used to play a 4 string bass in a band, in my late teens early twenties, a Fender Precision (pre CBS), Hiwatt AP100 valve amp, Marshall 4 x 12 cab ... no wonder I have tinnitus 😄

Cheers Steve, she is a bit shorter than me, her brother is just over 6ft. It was great Steve, and she looked stunning, I was a very proud Dad yesterday, Carol took the photo, she caught it just right