A return to Ben Rydding Nature Reserve after a couple of months away revealed an ecology beginning its autumn slow down. Obviously less wildlife activity than in early summer but plenty of picturesque tree berries and the local squirrel population to get on camera.

The drone is a Holy Stone HS720R which has a 4K 30fps camera mounted on its own 3 axis gimbal. It has approximately 25 minutes flight time off one battery and can carry a 256GB storage card. They retail at £350 on Amazon UK but are often on discount offer. I was extremely fortunate to spot a 50% discount which is why I snapped it up....

An early morning expedition to flight test my new camera drone.

A wonderful weekend of weather which I "squandered" by spending a lot of time in front of a computer. However it did get the website up and running.

The oldest sweet shop in England, and in my opinion definitely the best. They even let you order in quarters!