Winter tagged photos

20Dec

Black Headed Gull

In winter plumage

Black Headed GullDuring the summer months, the black headed gulls are much closer to their name - with dark brown plumage covering their heads. Come wintertime, however, and the brown gives way to a white winter coat - save for a couple of specks of brown/black. [ enlarge ]

2Aug

A Typical Evening In The Pennines

With not-so-typical lighting

A Typical Evening In The PenninesThis shot was taken in the last fading moments of the day from Rivington Pike, a western summit on Winter Hill. The weather that day was changeable at best, and the strong winds picked dark clouds from the sky and scurried them south at impossibly high speeds. A momentary crack in the clouds above Chorley revealed the most divine patch of golden sunlight, and after the ascent, was an impressive vista. [ enlarge ]