{"id":5125,"date":"2022-03-18T17:48:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5125"},"modified":"2022-03-18T17:48:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T17:48:08","slug":"fabulous-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5125","title":{"rendered":"Fabulous Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lovely morning birding out by the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Severn<\/strong><\/span> -foggy to start with and then sunshine. A variety of pictures I took below. I have managed to cycle a bit this week and even did the shopping this afternoon with three panniers on my bike\u00a0 ( a cheaper way of shopping!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5126\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2399&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2399\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ330&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647556568&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;42.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1020647\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C547&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5126\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647.jpg?resize=300%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C281&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C959&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C720&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1439&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1919&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?resize=320%2C300&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020647-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5127\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?fit=1922%2C1400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1922,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ330&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647558308&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;108&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1020648\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?fit=584%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5127\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?resize=300%2C219&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?resize=1024%2C746&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?resize=768%2C559&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?resize=1536%2C1119&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?resize=412%2C300&amp;ssl=1 412w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?w=1922&amp;ssl=1 1922w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020648.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Male Reed Bunting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020666-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5128\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020666-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1681&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1681\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ330&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647562445&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;108&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1020666\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020666-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020666.jpg?resize=354%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>Two Common Cranes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020668.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5129\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020668.jpg?fit=2339%2C1661&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2339,1661\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ330&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647563151&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;108&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1020668\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020668.jpg?fit=584%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5129\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020668.jpg?resize=362%2C261&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A real surprise two <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Bewick Swans<\/strong><\/span> still around I think all of them at <strong>Slimbridge<\/strong> have already\u00a0 left!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020671.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5130\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5130\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020671.jpg?fit=2257%2C1557&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2257,1557\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ330&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647566416&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;108&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1020671\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020671.jpg?fit=584%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5130\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020671.jpg?resize=372%2C261&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Buzzard<\/strong> <\/span>we watched for a while at first we thought it was carrying nesting material but decided it was a stick caught in its talons! Finally when I got home I saw the <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Blackcap<\/strong><\/span> in the feeder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5131\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1917&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1917\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ330&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647571445&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;108&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1020675\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C437&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1150&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1533&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?resize=401%2C300&amp;ssl=1 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P1020675-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lovely morning birding out by the Severn -foggy to start with and then sunshine. A variety of pictures I took below. I have managed to cycle a bit this week and even did the shopping this afternoon with three panniers &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5125\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2D5Gc-1kF","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5132,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5125\/revisions\/5132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}