A walk around the lake

[Tawi2]

My dad taught us loads when we were kids, every Sunday morning up at the crack of dawn and we would be off for hours, he would never let us pick up anything or take anything too, but he would show us birds nests with eggs in and chicks, then on the way back we would get the mushrooms for breakfast.
One of the best nests I can remember was a robin's nest, it was built right near the ground in an old tree trunk but there were these small blue eggs.

Many happy memories.

I think you walked in the same shoes as me Steve, except my own father had no interest in the countryside and couldn't differentiate twixt a sparrowhawk and an emu but I always had my folding poachers, 410 inside my jacket from the age of 13 and a pocket of finger thin red cartridges Happy days that stood us in good stead in later life

[stevewool]

The thing is, now there are so many things that take my interest with taking pictures, from small to large, and I could spend all day waiting and watching and best of all, it costs no money at all.

[stevewool]

I think you walked in the same shoes as me Steve, except my own father had no interest in the countryside and couldn't differentiate twixt a sparrowhawk and an emu but I always had my folding poachers, 410 inside my jacket from the age of 13 and a pocket of finger thin red cartridges Happy days that stood us in good stead in later life

We were not allowed any thing like guns but we had a few good home made dobbers, my brother had a metal one that cost a couple of quid but was not as good as ours,
Then when my dad thought I was old enough I got a gnat gun, well I could have spit much further then the pellets went, then I got a 177 gun I think it was, so light weight and was so good.