Calke Abbey pt 2

We made our way towards the Visitor Centre (some loos and a small kiosk) and encountered a female Kestrel sat in a tree some 40 yards away. As we edged closer she flew down to a tree stump, grabbed an earthworm and flew off a little:












Having munched the earthworm she watched us edge closer,



















before finally taking off:













The final snap from Calke Abbey is the Skylark, at a distance though as I had to have a good long look through my binoculars first!