The beast from the east – Winter hits Wakefield

Winter has well and truly arrived with the so called ‘Beast from the East’ weather front blasting in sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow directly from Siberia. I decided to take a break from the commercial photography and head out locally to see what i could do in terms of landscape and wildlife in the snow. As the roads were a bit tretcherous, I headed just down the road to Nostell Priory, a local National Trust property, and took a walk around the parkland. The wind was nearly ripping the skin from my face but it was a good bracing walk around the grounds. I stumbled on four hares in the woods of all places, presumably seeking shelter like me, but they were off far too quickly for a shot. The best birds were goldcrest and treecreeper with the tiny goldcrest being ever so tame and allowing an approach of just a few feet! He was way too busy looking for food in amongst the beech saplings to notice me! A red kite was a good scarce local record and I disturbed him from trees near Needle Eye (the building in the images below).

goldcrest in winter
winetr hits Wakefield winter landscape
winetr hits Wakefield winter landscape
Needle Eye Nostell Priory
treecreeper with food
goldcrest during the beast from the east storm
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