Feed The Birds

It was brought to my attention that February is National Bird Feeding Month.

My wife and I have some plans for creating a bird feeder or two, but I felt the need to let this month-long celebration make its way into my photography as well.  So starting today, I'm going to get as many bird shots as I can and add them to my daily photography.  Hear that?  ADD to my daily photography.  I already have a decent amount of bird-related photographs.  So worry not, I won't let my last month of photography consist solely of birds.  

So here is my bird-less shot...some Gorse (the yellow flowered plant) with the megalithic tomb at the Giant's Ring in the background.  For more information on the Giant's Ring check out this post I did awhile ago.

 Now on to the birds...  Here we have a hooded crow.  I love the way the branches of the tree are growing from the bottom left to the top right of my photo.  It helps to balance out the photo.

 ...and some swans.  I posted a photo of a swan recently, but these two are in love.  That's got to count for something.  

Giant's Ring

Northern Ireland has its own henge...you know, like Stonehenge.  Our's isn't as big nor as popular, but it is still pretty sweet.  It supposedly has been around since 2700 BCE and has been used for burials and tombs...as well as horse racing in the 18th century.  The megalithic tomb in the center of the henge seems to be the main event...

The henge itself isn't too visible in the pictures, but the rounded feeling that the grassy area seems to create in the second photo is indeed from the circular henge.