Today began grim. I shot a woodpigeon that dropped in to the river on the opposite side so put another pellet through his head to make sure. I have given up eating farmed meat so meat is a special, spiritual treat. The kill, the life and death of the animal all goes through your mind as you eat. My tyre was flat when I got back to the van from the river and the rest of the morning was spent sorting this out. I spoe at length about the designs I am working on on the phone. Walked down the river hoping to find the woodpeckers nest but found he sparrowhawks. I sat for a couple of hours watching the male bringing back food for the female from my hidden position. Later I came back but this time above the nest on the railway tracks and soo saw te male circling above watching me. A fox ran along the tracks. I got in to positon and could see down in to the nest. Looking forward to the chicks hatching and hopeull getting some good footage of feeding and fledgling flights.
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