A Bald Eagle, a young Bald Eagle was the second bird of prey shown at the Warwick Castle Falconry Show. The falconer explained how a young Bald Eagle like the one at the Warwick Castle Falconry Show, could be mistaken for a Golden Eagle because the feathers on the head of a young Bald Eagle haven't turned to the distinctive white that a mature Bald Eagle displays. Although this is a young balk eagle and not nearly as big as a mature bald eagle it is still a very large bird. Bald eagles are sea birds of prey found primarily in North America, they can have a wingspan over 2 metres and can fly unto 70 km/h. Bald Eagles can live to be 50 or 60 perhaps even 70 years old.
The Falconry Show at Warwick Castle in the UK Started with this young Milky Eagle Owl. The Milky Eagle Owl was used in the Falconry Show to help explain the process a falconer uses to train young birds of prey, such as the birds of prey used in the Warwick Castle Falconry Show. Falconry is the term used for the hunting of wild quarry in its natural habitat by a trained bird of prey. Falconry as a means of hunting probably reached its heights in the UK in the 16th or 17 century and so the a Falconry Show with Warwick Castle as a backdrop is very appropriate.
Peacocks wonder freely at Warwick. The peacocks are big, beautiful and loud. The call of the peacocks resonates through out the grounds of Warwick castle and let everyone know the peacocks are there. In fact the calling peacocks let everyone know that there a quite a number of peacocks freely roaming the grounds of Warwick Castle. Peacocks are not indigenous to the UK. Originally native to south Asia Peacocks were thought to have been introduced to western Europe by the Ancient Greeks and introduced to England by the Romans.
A Nikon was the first SLR camera I ever used. It was my brother's Nikon F3. The Nikon F3 was Nikons flagship professional 35 mm SLR.This was before the Nikon D4 or the Nikon D3, It was before Nikon made the D2x or the D2h or andy of Nikon D1 series. In fact it was before Nikon had anything digital. Nikon even had 3 flagship 35mm SLR bodies, the Nikon F4 and the Nikon F5 and the Nikon F6, after the F3, although they continued producing the F3 even after the F5 was released. So my brother lent me his Nikon gear for a week. The kit included his Nikon F3, a Nikkor 80-200 f4, a Nikkor 35mm f2, a Nikkor 20mm f2.8 and a 55mm f2.8 micro Nikkor. It was some great Nikon gear and I had no idea how to use it. So everyday for a week I shot with the F3. I practiced focusing the Nikkor Lenses, I played with the Nikon metering system, I adjusted apertures and set shutter speed. I loved every second of it and that Nikon F3 is a big part of why I used Nikon today.
Eastbourne in East Sussex on the south coast of England has an amazing pebble or shingle beach and is the first pebble beach I've ever been on. Eastbourne and it's pebble beach is a popular tourist destination in the UK. The pebble beach stretches 6.4 kilometres across the seafront of Eastbourne. From Eastbourne's Sovereign Harbour the pebble beach extends west to the white chalk cliffs of Beachy Head.
Beachy Head Eastbourne England UK. I'd never heard of Beachy Head until Mario and Vivian, our hosts a Coast B&B in Eastbourne, said we should go have a look. I'm very glad they did, Beachy Head is certainly worth seeing. The white cliffs of Beachy Head are located near Eastbourne in East Sussex, on the South Coast of England. Beachy Head is part of the Eastbourne Borough and the Eastbourne Borough Council owns the land around Beachy Head. Eastbourne purchased the 4000 acres around Beachy Head in 1929 to prevent any development. It is though to have cost Eastbourne 100 000 pounds to purchase Beachy Head and the surrounding land. The name Beach Head apparently has nothing to do with the beach at Beachy Head but is thought to be the evolution of the French term Beauchef meaning Beautiful Headland now Beachy Head. At 530 ft above sea level, the white cliffs of Beachy Head are the highest Chalk sea cliffs in the UK. The height of these beautiful chalk cliffs also gives Beachy Head another unfortunate distinction, that of a popular suicide spot. The white chalk cliffs at Beachy Head are very shear vertical cliffs as the sea is continuously eroding the chalk cliffs at lower levels causing the upper levels of the chalk cliffs to collapse.
Lunch at Campo De Fiori Food Market Rome Italy While wandering around the Campo De' Fiori Food Market in Rome Italy, you can't help but get a little hungry especially if you're there around lunch time. All the food the vendors sell looks so fresh and tasty you have to try something. We decided on a porchetta panini or roast pork sandwich and just like the Campo De Fiori food market, it did not disappoint.
Campo De' Fiori is a busy square in Rome Italy that plays host to an open air food market that is very popular among tourists and I'm sure locals as well. With it's spices and fresh produce, there's even a meat vendor where you can get a great porchetta panini, the Camp De' Fiori Food Market has something for everyone and is definitely worth a vist when you're in Rome.
Shore Fishing Off The South Coast Eastbourne UK. I happened onto a shore fishing competition while wondering along the amazing pebble beaches of Eastbourne on the south coast of England. When I saw the gentleman in the video walking down the beach with all his shore fishing gear, curiosity got the better of me. Although he was the only person I could see on the beach with shore fishing gear, he told me he was in a shore fishing competition that was going to start shortly.
The WONDERFUL Coast B&B and Their Full English Breakfast Eastbourne England. Coast Bed and Breakfast really is wonderful. Located in Eastbourne, in East Sussex on the south coast of England and run by gracious hosts, Viv and Mario, Coast Bed and Breakfast was our home for 3 days. The video shows 3 of the rooms our gang stayed in although Coast B&B does have a few more to offer. As you can see the Coast has the first B in Bed & Breakfast covered very nicely indeed with cosy rooms and comfortable beds and anything you may need to settle down for the night. However well Coast looks after the first B, and it is looked after really well, it is the second B in Bed and Breakfast that I remember the most. Each morning, despite other great options, I had Coast B&B's full English breakfast and it really was delicious. I enjoyed it so much that I asked Mario if he would let me into the kitchen to video him making my breakfast and he graciously agreed. Putting this video together made me realize that I haven't had a full English breakfast since I was at Coast B&B... Hey Mario what time is breakfast?....Our stay at Coast Bed and Breakfast in Eastbourne on the south coast of England was a great highlight of our trip to England and I wouldn't hesitate to visit Viv and Mario's Coast B&B again... And I would still have the full English breakfast.
Link to Coast B&B website http://www.coasteastbourne.co.uk/
While exploring the Campo De' Fiori Food Market in Rome Italy, I came across the stall where this man was entertaining the tourists with his sales pitch. I don't know how good his food prep too is but of all the vendors at the Campo De' Fiori Food Market he was always the most crowded so I'm sure he was doing well.
Campo De' Fiori is a busy square in Rome Italy that plays host to an open air food market that is very popular among tourists and I'm sure locals as well. With it's spices and fresh produce, there's even a meat vendor where you can get a great porchetta panini, the Camp De' Fiori Food Market has something for everyone and is definitely worth a vist when you're in Rome.
Rome is such an amazing city with it's old buildings and monuments lining ancient streets. Modern traffic is set against this backdrop of ancient architecture as cars, trucks, buses and pedestrian travel along these streets as Romans get on with their daily lives. I put together a bit of a montage of a few scenes from a few street I walked along which I hope gives a feel for this interesting blend of old and new.
Once our airplane had landed at Leonardo Da Vinci Airport in Rome and we got our bags and got through customs we had a car waiting for us to take us to our Air B&B apartment. Now having cars pick me up at airports is not my usual way to travel but in this cars there were enough of us that is more cost effective and convenient to have a car pick us up. Unfortunately we had already started moving and had left the airport by the time I was able to get the GoPro ready to start photographing so the time lapse starts with us already traveling on the highway.
