Hen Harrier Day
A bit belatedly I realised it’s Hen Harrier Day today. Here’s a rapidly composed post to highlight their plight. Thanks to John Bainbridge for reblogging the original post on the bowlandclimber blog.
It’s Hen Harrier Day this Saturday (8th August 2020) and this year it’s going online. Although we’ll miss the physical annual gathering at venues up and down the country, this year there’s actually far more scope to reach a huge audience, many of whom may previously have been unaware of the scandalous mismanagement of the UK uplands.
a light breeze
sweeping the hills
last skydancer
Artist Credit
The Last Skydancer. A Limited edition print by Janet Mary Robinson, and used with her permission. The Copyright rests with her as the artist of the original painting.
Janet is an artist based in Wyre, Lancashire, on the edge of the Forest of Bowland, between the hills and the coast. Her paintings and sculptures are inspired by her love for wildlife and nature and landscapes of North West England and Scotland. Most of her work results from a fleeting moment or chance encounter; a sudden flash of sunlight through the trees, a flock of waders rising from the shore.
Janet’s work is featured in private collections worldwide and she has exhibited widely in the UK. You can see more of her work here website. Do take a look - her paintings and sculptures are stunning.
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via HEN HARRIER DAY Saturday 8th August 2020 — bowlandclimber
I have missed the contact with those wanting to protect the Hen Harrier, and other raptors, and unfortunately I’ve not been involved with the cause online Here in NI we usually get a good attendance at the HHD event. Today I’ve been out ‘green’ woodworking; it’s great to be back working outdoors again and for once the sun is shining. A lovely verse to go with the painting!
I am not as involved as I used to be in conservation though from the sound of it you’re more active than me. I have fond memories of being one of the first people to ‘re-discover’ Montague Harrier breeding on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, in the early ‘60s. They used to breed on the moors and forestry plantations above my uncle’s farm in the Upper Fowey valley. Good that you are getting out and about again.
A stunning painting and beautiful poem to accompany it Clive. It’s shocking the way birds of prey are killed and the perpetrators seem to get away with it.
It is a stunning painting isn’t it, Andrea. I first came across her work a few years ago and love all her paintings.
And as far as Raptor persecution goes I class the people responsible in the same category as those who fly tip and throw litter in the streets and today crowd the beaches and beauty spots ignoring the advice and putting peoples lives at risk. Mismanagement at best or just downright crass and stupid. There I’ve got that off my chest!
Anyway anything we can do to protect our endangered species has got to be a good thing.
Sorry I sounded off … Hope all is well with you.
The painting is brilliant and your love for nature comes through in your haiku.
Omg 😍