An overcast morning and we decided to stay close to home and visit the Norwich city centre. We caught the bus just outside our B & B and got off in town at a hop-on hop-off bus stop where we caught their bus after shelling out £7 each for a ticket. We got a seniors discount and a discount by showing our previous hop-on hop-off ticket from Cambridge. Then the sun came out.
We did our usual circuit of the city and then got off at the ubiquitous markets to browse.
After browsing through all the stalls we caught the bus again and alighted at the Norwich Cathedral. What an imposing structure it is. Even Lyn, who has a "been there done that" attitude to Cathedrals was impressed.
We had a leisurely walk around inside this massive structure marveling at the architecture.
Surprisingly the entry was by optional donation which is very unusual. The cost of running the the place is £4150 per day so after donating via the gift shop we went out the main entrance where Mick saw a sign for Tea and Scones in the Refectory for £2 a head. A bargain.
Whilst getting our tea and scones Mick heard a lady asking when the Peregrine Falcon live feed to the big Plasma TV would occur and noted it was to be in 10 minutes. This live feed via web cams is of nesting birds on a specially built ledge bolted high up on the the side of the spire by the Hawk and Owl Trust in the UK. (Actually the fire brigade put it up!)
When it came on we were able to see four nicely feathered chicks feasting on some small animal a parent had brought in,
Apparently they have to cut the feed to the TV in the dining room during lunch time due to complaints by diners who do not wish to watch four ravenous chicks devouring some unfortunate animal.
After watching for a while we decided to go outside and see if we could get some photos of them from below. We didn't realise how high up they were until we saw them from outside. When we found the best viewing spot, we were surprised to find the RSPB had set up a tent with displays and half a dozen powerful telescopes trained on the action.
We and several others took advantage of the opportunity to watch these magnificent birds and we made a donation to the cause.
Mick took a few 18x zoom photos which didn't turn out too bad as the birds were very high up the spire.
One of the RSPB ladies said she expected the chicks to fledge in about 5 days.
We then headed into the city centre to buy our evening meal from Marks and Spencer who have a very large selection of ready prepared healthy meals, before catching the bus back to the B & B.
Bus fares in Norwich cost £2.10 each for a one way adult fare.
The River Wensum weaving it's way through Norwich.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Hawk and Owl trust tent.
Cathedral tower with parents and 1 chick. Can you spot the two parents? This platform is 75m in the air.
1 chick looking at the camera and the other 3 devouring some unfortunate animal.
We did our usual circuit of the city and then got off at the ubiquitous markets to browse.
After browsing through all the stalls we caught the bus again and alighted at the Norwich Cathedral. What an imposing structure it is. Even Lyn, who has a "been there done that" attitude to Cathedrals was impressed.
We had a leisurely walk around inside this massive structure marveling at the architecture.
Surprisingly the entry was by optional donation which is very unusual. The cost of running the the place is £4150 per day so after donating via the gift shop we went out the main entrance where Mick saw a sign for Tea and Scones in the Refectory for £2 a head. A bargain.
Whilst getting our tea and scones Mick heard a lady asking when the Peregrine Falcon live feed to the big Plasma TV would occur and noted it was to be in 10 minutes. This live feed via web cams is of nesting birds on a specially built ledge bolted high up on the the side of the spire by the Hawk and Owl Trust in the UK. (Actually the fire brigade put it up!)
When it came on we were able to see four nicely feathered chicks feasting on some small animal a parent had brought in,
Apparently they have to cut the feed to the TV in the dining room during lunch time due to complaints by diners who do not wish to watch four ravenous chicks devouring some unfortunate animal.
After watching for a while we decided to go outside and see if we could get some photos of them from below. We didn't realise how high up they were until we saw them from outside. When we found the best viewing spot, we were surprised to find the RSPB had set up a tent with displays and half a dozen powerful telescopes trained on the action.
We and several others took advantage of the opportunity to watch these magnificent birds and we made a donation to the cause.
Mick took a few 18x zoom photos which didn't turn out too bad as the birds were very high up the spire.
One of the RSPB ladies said she expected the chicks to fledge in about 5 days.
We then headed into the city centre to buy our evening meal from Marks and Spencer who have a very large selection of ready prepared healthy meals, before catching the bus back to the B & B.
Bus fares in Norwich cost £2.10 each for a one way adult fare.
The River Wensum weaving it's way through Norwich.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Hawk and Owl trust tent.
Cathedral tower with parents and 1 chick. Can you spot the two parents? This platform is 75m in the air.
1 chick looking at the camera and the other 3 devouring some unfortunate animal.
It was easy to find the web page on Google to look at the Falcon's nest.
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