Thursday 7 October 2021

Migration Time

Not quite as dramatic as the stripes seen here.

 As it's my day off work, I got up a bit later than usual and made my way down to the seafront around the time the sun was rising.  Of course, it was far too cloudy to actually see the sun, but I did see something else...

"There's a firey star hidden out there somewhere."

Splash!

oOo

Glub!  Yikes!  There's something moving in this wave!














Oh, no.  Wait.  Sorry.  There are no frightful sea creatures, it was just a bit of seaweed.  These photos from our visit to the Sealife Centre at Hunstanton (with my sister Inexcuseable and nephew Count Podgkinson) on Saturday must have got mixed up with today's somehow?

oOo

 Let's carry on with today's photos and the "something else" that I saw, shall we: a skein of geese.  Yes, it must be migration time for these geese as four more skeins have flown over since I saw this one earlier on.


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 As some of the more observant among you have already noticed, I've changed the header image to this (as Melanie suggested here):


 
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18 comments:

  1. Jon07 October, 2021 21:27

    Love the new header! And,unsurprisingly, I did guess somehow that spotting Angel Fish in the sea off Norfolk in October might be a less-than-likely prospect...

    The swifts left weeks ago. Now it's time for the geese to piss off to Spain too? Lucky sods!

    Jx

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    1. Inexplicable DeVice12 October, 2021 09:08

      Well, quite. Besides, spotting anything in the sea around here would be difficult as it's almost always very murky what with clay & chalk particles, not to mention all the plankton and whatnot.

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  2. Mistress Maddie07 October, 2021 23:04

    I LOVE your head!!!

    I, errr, um, I meant header! Yes, your header. Might be my favorite yet! And love the font. I love seas aquariums. I have been to one in an age. The closet one to me is in Balitmore's Inner Harbor, about a 1 1/2hr drive south.

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    1. Inexplicable DeVice12 October, 2021 09:14

      Make the most of my head while you can, Maddie - this one will be replaced at the end of the month!

      This sealife aquarium is about an hours drive west from here, but there's another about 45 mins east - I'm not quite sure why it was decided to go to the one furthest away?

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  3. uptonking08 October, 2021 03:14

    Love the new header. Beautiful photo. And the migration pics are wonderful, as well. Love that big wave. I have mixed feelings about zoos and the like... I know the animals are safe and treated well, but... it's a big but, too. So I am always a little heartsick when going although I love seeing the animals. You? Kizzes.

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    1. Inexplicable DeVice12 October, 2021 09:25

      I know how you feel about this aquarium and zoos etc. The seals are only temporary residents here - they're all rescues which are nursed back to health then released back into the wild. But I'm not sure about the otters, and I did feel bad for the poor turtle as they have a really big range in the wild.
      On the plus side, this aquarium is mostly an educational place, and raises money for various sealife-related causes, so I don't mind visiting it.

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  4. mrpeenee08 October, 2021 08:46

    I agree with everyone else, it's a great new header. The typeface is very sci-fi.

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    1. Inexplicable DeVice12 October, 2021 09:29

      The typeface is called "Next in Folded Line" - I thought the pointy squareness of the characters made a nice balance to the beach huts on the other side of the photo.

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  5. Mitzi 08 October, 2021 15:49

    I love the header too, it reminds me of an album cover by The Cardigans can't remember which one. Have you had any starling murmurations where you are?

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    1. The Mistress09 October, 2021 15:35

      "Murmuration" ... what a wonderful word.

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    2. Inexplicable DeVice12 October, 2021 09:32

      No, no murmurations here - well, none that I've seen. I don't think we have many starlings around here? I see and hear them occasionally, but never in double-digit numbers (or more).
      I think Ms Scarlet has better luck with murmurations...?

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  6. ProximaBlue10 October, 2021 03:33

    More beautiful pictures! Hooray! I love it when you "catch a wave" with your camera!

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    1. Inexplicable DeVice12 October, 2021 09:34

      For every wave like that, there are about seven or eight damp squibs left on the cutting room floor!

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  7. dinahmow10 October, 2021 09:36

    Your seafront pictures are always gorgeous.
    The new header? Very you.(Of course, Scarlet might be a bit miffed at not seeing the FR ad...)

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    1. Ms Scarlet11 October, 2021 12:28

      Yes, I have been sulking for a week.
      Sx

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    2. Inexplicable DeVice12 October, 2021 09:37

      Thank you, Dinah!

      Yes, it seems that the Ferrero Rocher header (or a similar one) may have to make a triumphant return at some point? I do have a tray of Rocher that need eating...

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  8. Ms Scarlet11 October, 2021 12:28

    I am having visions of you buying an aquarium and creating a type of underwater Micheal Bentine's Potty Time. I don't know why I am having these visions. They are disturbing. Though also amusing.
    Sx

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    1. Inexplicable DeVice12 October, 2021 09:39

      Am I afforded the luxury of a scuba set-up (or at the very least a snorkel)? Or is there a lot of breath-holding going on?

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