Flight s hots are what I enjoy taking the most and today wasnt to be a disappointment. Although many birds were distant it was great to get the practise in once again. Slow fliers like this grey heron that just sailed slowly by the hide in good light was a gift.

The alarm call of several Swallows however was to tell us that there was a much faster target in the area. A raptor was somewhere very close and with bated breath we watched. From the left she came very quickly with a small bird hanging from her talons. The surprise of her and the speed meant that I only got one shot before she was off into the distance. A juvenile Goldfinch was the prey and we watched her through a telescope as she sat in the grass and enjoyed her meal.