Cornish Wildlife
A recent weekend saw some rather jolly weather and of course a long walk was in order. This time we ventured as far as Nanjulian via Cot Valley - about two thirds of the way from St. Just to Sennen. The local wildlife seemed to be out enjoying the sun as well. Luckily we were armed with a camera:
Llamas?!
Actually, llamas do seem to be quite popular with the farms around here at the moment as at least a couple seem to be keeping some. Out of shot were some sheep taking advantage of the shade afforded by a hedge. So sheep prefer shade while llamas prefer to sunbathe.
A cormorant. Honest.
The local variety is known as a Cornish shag. Much better than the shags you get in Devon apparently.
Migrating granite.
We had to be really quiet while we were taking photos of the granite. Over the next few weeks they’ll be migrating down to the Saharan desert for the winter.
How do longhorn cattle lie down? Quite easily it seems.
Not to be outdone by the llamas, the cows have upgraded themselves to version 2.0, usually known as longhorn cattle.
Monarch of Nanjulian?
The stars however, were a pair of Cornish choughs.
Having a walk.
Having a poke.
Having a clean.
Cornish choughs are really rare, so we did a bit of a double take seeing a pair of them just a few yards away.
Like Cot Valley, Nanjulian also sports a rather fine raised beach.
A raised beach - just for the geologists out there.
More photos in our gallery.