Two Hours on the River Dart
Every year at this time we have to get our boat out of the river so we can relax during the winter storms. Although it's a time of regret as we won't be sailing for another 6 months, we always love the slow motor up the river for the 7 mile trip to Totnes. I always take a camera in case anything shows up and I particularly hoped that there would be some seals showing as they've seemed more abundant on the river this year. We struck lucky almost straight away with a large bull on the visitor's pontoon and then found a rather scarred looking cow and what I took to be a large pup on the naval college pontoons a little further up. The light was dire but I was pleased to have managed some pictures other than a blurry photo of a head just poking above the water which is all I usually manage.
There were a few birds around too but the only one that was at all obliging was this oystercatcher landing on a pontoon near the seals.
