November 2016 The beautifiul Skylark on Cleeve Common UK

I went for a long walk over Cleeve Common as there is a Great Grey Shrike being reportedly seen up there.  It was a long walk with heavy camera equipment and was disappointed after a couple of hours to be walking back to the car without a sighting.  As I neared the car park a couple of Skylarks were landing in the grass and I managed to keep low and get quite near them. I think the learning point was: you can only photograph what is there.  Also be happy if you get a good picture even if it was not your original target!

Skylark