The majority of the lighthouses that I have seen have round towers, this one stood out because it is a castellated square tower lighthouse.
Further on, along the natural cliff strata, sea birds had taken up their bijoux residences. Fulmars, not the most pleasant bird characters to cross, were staking in their real estate claims. They are related to the Albatross family and other bird life wouldn't want their 'sticky torpedoes' to land on them.
This settled couple look as if they wouldn't say 'boo' to a goose.
But, this one is not too happy at being left alone:
Close to the coast line the Guillemots bobbed around on the water and a number of Fulmars flew above.
Wandering much further on, these stacks came into view, shrouded in a light sea haze.
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In the Sandstone cliff face, we saw 'Guillemot Tower'.... was there going to be room for newcomers? It looked a very overcrowded.
On the windowsill, March 2024
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2 comments:
Thanks for such an interesting post, and terrific photos.
I bet all those birds were somewhat noisy! Flighty xx
Hi Mr F.
There was a lot of sound from the sea, some echoes of water and breezes in the rocky clefts; this mixed up with the sounds of birds was not so remarkable. I am not sure why. It certainly should have been. Depending which way the breezes were going, it is possible that much of the sound being made, went out to sea. There was some squawking.
There was a canyon style harbour I once went to, the sounds of the birds echoed around it as did the slushing of the sounds of the sea. There, everything was much more enclosed, the sounds were magnified. Perhaps the clue to the noise levels lies in the geographical place the birds occupy.
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