{"id":3891,"date":"2017-06-08T20:33:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T20:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2017-06-08T20:36:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T20:36:36","slug":"bring-me-sunshine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3891","title":{"rendered":"Bring me Sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3977\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34174701810\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4183\/34174701810_42f140f406_c.jpg\" alt=\"Male Chaffinch\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hmmmm&#8230;&#8230;. difficult to top a Pallid Harrier but few better places to be than the Trough of Bowland on a glorious day in Spring. Even the Chaffinches look superb in the bright sunshine and\u00a0 unpolluted\u00a0air.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"P1090074\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34430234621\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4185\/34430234621_b38504e0b4_c.jpg\" alt=\"A crystal clear brook high up in the United Utilities estate.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A few highlights from another\u00a0walk alongside a\u00a0crystal clear brook.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3825\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/33717658924\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4192\/33717658924_c6571e2933_c.jpg\" alt=\"A Dipper close to the edge of a brook within Bowland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0One of 5 Dippers seen on a relatively short stretch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3733\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34430159921\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4165\/34430159921_7488206ffc_c.jpg\" alt=\"A Dipper about to take the plunge\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Preparing to take the plunge.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3865\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34560510075\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4166\/34560510075_12dbd4ca36_c.jpg\" alt=\"A male Dipper with a caddis fly larvae\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The result of a successful dip. A male Dipper with a caddis fly larvae\u00a0on the way back to feed to feed a few hungry mouths.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3918\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34519279936\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4181\/34519279936_c4a65492b5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Oystercatcher flying over the valley\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>With the\u00a0adjacent fells and\u00a0areas of blanket moss being\u00a0important breeding areas for many waders good to see plenty of\u00a0Oystercatchers,\u00a0Curlews and\u00a0Golden Plovers\u00a0flying over.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3756\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34560455205\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4161\/34560455205_cd011f2830_c.jpg\" alt=\"Female Grey Wagtail\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A female Grey Wagtail on the look out for insects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3800\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34430199001\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4179\/34430199001_51035d9010_c.jpg\" alt=\"Male Grey Wagtail\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A male Grey Wagtail, note the black bib .<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3708\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34430156701\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4174\/34430156701_e953aca250_c.jpg\" alt=\"Pied Wagtail foraging in the grass close to the edge of the brook.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3886\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34430240251\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4190\/34430240251_6326166fe6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Pied Wagtail on the moss and algae at the water's edge.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Also several Pied Wagtails seen enjoying the local insect life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_3946\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/34560524145\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4174\/34560524145_81c9dba768_c.jpg\" alt=\"Swallow on a telegraph wire close to a hill farm in the Trough of Bowland\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>One of the many\u00a0Swallows close to one of the hill farms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hmmmm&#8230;&#8230;. difficult to top a Pallid Harrier but few better places to be than the Trough of Bowland on a glorious day in Spring. Even the Chaffinches look superb in the bright sunshine and\u00a0 unpolluted\u00a0air. A few highlights from another\u00a0walk alongside a\u00a0crystal clear brook. \u00a0One <span class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"more-link btn btn-transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3891\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108,15],"tags":[703,277,701,130,260,380,702,356,278],"class_list":["post-3891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-landscapes","tag-barn-swallow","tag-bowland","tag-chaffinch","tag-dipper","tag-grey-wagtail","tag-oystercatcher","tag-pied-wagtail","tag-swallow","tag-trough-of-bowland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3891"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3900,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891\/revisions\/3900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}