September Visit to Downs Bank

We made just the one visit to Downs Bank (a National Trust hillside woodland) last month. I took 2 lenses on 2 cameras; one a wide angle zoom and the other a telephoto zoom. Here is a selection of photos taken on this fine, sunny day.

A woodland path along one of the higher parts of Downs Bank
A wide angle view over the woodland to the surrounding countryside
A second woodland path
A telephoto view to the Welsh mountains beyond Shrewsbury
A panoramic view of some of the surrounding farmland

This bird view below was a lucky shot. I was able to use my telephoto lens hand-held and tried to walk a little way through the trees to get a clear view. I managed 3 shots before the bird flew away but only this one was in focus. I have had to crop this quite a lot to show the bird.

A buzzard perched on the top of a tree

The path I was on was one of the higher paths in the wood, the tree the bird was perched on was down in the small valley where the stream flows. So the bird and I were at the same height albeit some distance apart.