{"id":3064,"date":"2016-09-08T14:23:12","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=3064"},"modified":"2016-09-08T14:24:07","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:24:07","slug":"morning-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=3064","title":{"rendered":"Morning walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"shariff\" data-title=\"Morning walk\" data-info-url=\"\" data-backend-url=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/shariff-sharing\/backend\/index.php\" data-temp=\"\/tmp\" data-ttl=\"60\" data-service=\"gft\" data-services='[\"googleplus\",\"facebook\",\"twitter\",\"info\"]' data-image=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7916x.jpg\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=3064\" data-lang=\"en\" data-theme=\"color\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\"><\/div><p>It as dull and grey this morning when Poppy and I ventured out of the motorhome onto the beach at Portsoy.\u00a0\u00a0 We love the site here, and we have a great pitch with the van pointing right onto the beach.\u00a0 I lay in bed listening to he wind and the waves and of course the occasional seagull.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3071\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7916x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3071\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7916x.jpg\" alt=\"Up, up and away!\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7916x.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7916x-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7916x-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7916x-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up, up and away!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was jut after 7 am, but already there were a few dog walkers about.\u00a0\u00a0 Not much chance of photos, I thought in the flat light, but I was wrong.\u00a0 Looking closely at the beach and the rocks I became aware of more birds than just the omnipresent seagulls.\u00a0 I stalked a redshank going for a morning walk among the pebbles and the rocks, and there always seems to be an oystercatcher.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3069\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7925x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3069\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7925x.jpg\" alt=\"Redshank on its morning walk\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7925x.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7925x-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7925x-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7925x-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redshank on its morning walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3070\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7932.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3070\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7932.jpg\" alt=\"Redshank\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7932.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7932-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7932-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7932-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redshank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3068\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7917x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3068\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7917x.jpg\" alt=\"Oystercatcher\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7917x.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7917x-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7917x-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_7917x-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oystercatcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It as dull and grey this morning when Poppy and I ventured out of the motorhome onto the beach at Portsoy.\u00a0\u00a0 We love the site here, and we have a great pitch with the van pointing right onto the beach.\u00a0 I lay in bed listening to he wind and the waves and of course 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