Birdwatching at sunset

Nearly six months have passed since we were in Portugal, and it will be at least another two months before we return to a sunset like this. I know there are glorious sunsets in England too, but somehow we always miss them as they are difficult to enjoy from our home and we are rarely out walking at dusk.

All of these photographs were taken on the same evening during our usual circuit of Olhão da Restauração’s saltpans. We had been delayed getting out and so it wasn’t a great walk for birdwatching but it was a fabulous walk for skywatching.

As is often the case it was after the sun had set that the skies turned most spectacular. I took over 60 photographs in less than an hour, I did ponder about sharing them all but in the end I decided it might be best to restrain myself!

This stroll may have been almost a year ago, but looking back at these photographs I can remember it as though it was only yesterday. A big thank you to Bushboy in Australia for inspiring me to look back into my archives. I may be two days late for the Daily Post Orange but I think it is worth it!Sky at 17:46

Author: BeckyB

It had been a good life walking, cooking, photographing, volunteering, blogging, and best of all spending time with MrB, family, & friends. Sadly it is no longer what it was, as suddenly and unexpectedly I became a widow.

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    1. Thank you

      Do you know I nearly didn’t put that one in! So glad I did as you are not the only one who really likes it 🙂

  4. Spectacular sunsets Becky. The birds just add that special something. I feel honoured to feel that I inspired you to post such wonderful photos <3

    1. Thank you so much Susan . . . I love them too but MrB was not so impressed as he couldn’t identify them easily at the time!!

    1. Really hoping they will fly as missing the blue skies as well as sunsets . . . . the ratio of grey to blue sky days in England is the wrong way round in winter!

    1. Thank you Anabel. We are so lucky out there as more often than not in December/January there are fabulous sunsets like this.

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