Cudden Point in B&W

Walked down to our local Cudden Point pm yesterday but the skies clouded over making it all look rather sombre so with the lack of colour I decided to go for a few B&W shots posted below.

A very relaxed local fisherman with his mind set on a large Bass passed by without so much as a turn of the head.

A Kestrel stopped to hover in the light breeze and a young Grey Seal surfaced to take some air

Four Cormorants eventually reduced down to one as I passed along to the point.

I walked home through the local farmers fields which produced no more than a couple of young bunnies which didn't work well in B&W !

Carn Le's Boel Point yesterday

 I spent a bright sunny windless day walking and watching the wildlife on the beautiful rugged south Cornish coast near Pendower Caves and on around Carn Le's Boel headland into Nanjizal bay.

Below is one of my first sightings  a fine if noisy pair of juvenile Raven that were enjoying the freedom of new experiences out of their nest.

Kestrel and Peregrine were not showing well but I did capture one close kestrel hover posted above

Small coastal rocks and islands provided a drying and resting resting area for dozens of Cormorant both young and old.

Off the point at Carn Le's Boel six young Grey Seals were playing tag with each other and a small group of three passing Kayaks which I will cover in my next blog.

As I made my way back to Porthgwarra from the stunning coastline of Nanjizal bay I was treated to a quick drop in to forage among rough grassland by a raucous and happy group of four Cornish Chough which stayed just long enough for a few portraits.

It is nice to see that due to the success of the Cornish Chough breeding programmes that the last couple of generations no longer require the fitting of four colour leg rings which tended to spoil their '  Wild Look  '

Trewavas Head Today

I returned to Trewavas Head this morning looking for a little more Kestrel interaction,  The male was looking for her around the area for the duration of the four hours that I spent there but the female seemed to be:  Absent without leave !

A pair of Chough put in an appearance from time to time and were at their closest on the top engine house chimney

A lone young bull Grey seal worked its way along the coastline looking for females among the rocky outcrops,

It was round up day for the Shetland ponies that were being moved to a new section of coastal headland by their keepers and there was a merry chase going on with the short legged ponies showing an impressive turn of speed when put under pressure,

The male kestrel like me was missing the interaction and mating sequences provided by the female so lets hope that she is back on show again tomorrow,

Young bull grey seal

I spent the whole day following Kestrel on the south coast and as I walked along the rocks from Trevean Cove to Stackhouse Cove I was shadowed by a young inquisitive male Grey Seal,  I stopped to snap it several times as it followed off shore and in the end I set up my tripod at the waters edge and had to reduce my 500 mm lens from 6m-infinity down to full focus at 3.5m as it moved towards me without showing any aggressive behaviour in fact it was a delight to see one so inquisitive and close,  I just love it ! when I get good interactions.