2012 Season Opens

The course fishing season opened in England on the 16th June, this means an early rise for the keen angler so he can be on the bank at sun rise. Such activity has its benefits; peace away from other people, the cool damp air of the midsummer making thin mists on the water, the multitude of bird song including the various nocturnal species busying themselves before sleep.

The early morning light over the swollen brook.

A green woodpecker

Whilst fishing I was visited by a green woodpecker. This bird usually feeds on the ground but this one decided to perch in a tree and pick off the insects.