Curlew and kingfisher

I went for a short walk from Barden Bridge last night. It was very quiet (in fairness it was past 9pm when I arrived) and I was lucky to see two kingfisher just after leaving the car plus an adult curlew with two well developed young a while later. The adult 'buzzed' me a couple of times and I didn't hang around long but the young looked to be doing very nicely

On the drive home I spotted a tawny owl perched on a telegraph pole and my low-key but highly enjoyable walk, the classic scenery and the bird life made me feel extremely lucky to be living where I do: very close to the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park