The Stonechat family of Trendlebere Down #3

If there’s an hour to spare I want to be with my new, adoptive family. There’s Mr Stonechat:

And there’s Mrs Stonechat:

They are both beautiful, perched as high as they can be, above the Gorse on Trendlebere Down. The light here today on East Dartmoor gives everything a painterly effect.

There’s a distinct ‘fluffballs on brittlesticks’ look about them:

They’re working hard to feed a family. I’m sitting in a Gorse bush watching them. I’d love to see their nest or spot their chicks but that wouldn’t be good for them. The disturbance and the anxiety I would cause them would outweigh any pleasure I might get from doing it.

The female’s found something tasty:

The male’s on the lookout. He looks quite feisty to me.

I’m glad I’m a long-lens away.

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