Sunday, November 07, 2010

Walking to Glandford and Bird Art at 50

Yesterday we took the train to Sheringham and Coasthopper bus to Cley and then walked south to Glandford, home of the BIRDscapes Gallery. The gallery is holding an exhibition entitled "BIRD ART at 50" which features work from fifty of today's top bird artists, to mark fifty years since the artist Robert Gillmor held an exhibition that led to the formation of The Society of Wildlife Artists. The exhibition continues until 14th November 2010.
Birdscapes Gallery
We enjoyed the exhibition and also the walk from Cley to Glandford and back, along quiet lanes with hedgerows full of autumn colour.
Field Maple
 We ate lunch at Glandford ford and made friends with some ducks.
Hungry Mallards
Feeding time is over...
On the way back we saw a Barn Owl hunting by the river near Wiveton Church. We also admired the colours of the berries along the way.
Wiveton Church
Cley village green

Sloe berries
Black Bryony berries
Shaggy Inkcap
Back in Norwich, the last rays of the afternoon sunshine caught the tower of St. Giles'Church as we walked past. 
St. Giles' Church, Norwich