New Life

   No matter how busy I am in the studio having the dogs is a great excuse to get out into the fresh air for an hour or so. Today was time for a walk in the quiet lanes near the house, so quiet in fact that they are good locations to give Bailey some more training as the high walls of the lane restrict his wandering. I took some short video clips which im will upload onto you tube soon.
 As we walked on the lane Lapwings circled overhead with constant alarm calls, a sign that there were young chicks about. Sure enough, a quick peek over an adjacent wall and I spotted two very young chicks.

I'm guessing that these guys were less than a couple of hours old but like most wader hatchlings they are up and running almost immediately. They are extremely well camouflaged and I was lucky to spot them. A quick photo and I was on my way leaving the adults to get back to their young.