Up With The Larks

First visit in almost a month to the Derbyshire Peaks this morning and a very early start.
In fact you could say I was up with the Larks.
Well to be precise, I was up with the Skylarks and they were showing pretty well today...

The Peaks are a very special place at this time of year, full of birdlife and song. A close relative to the Lark family are Pipits and this Meadow Pipit was doing his best to provide the song...

He was posing very nicely in between bursts as well...

The Moors look very different at this time of year with plantlife recovering from the very harsh winters that are a feature of this high country.
The heather is starting to thicken and it will only be a few weeks before it's in bloom with it's beautiful purple flowers.

While we wait for the heather to bloom, I think we can be more than content with the lovely Hare's-Tailed Cottongrass that covers large areas of the landscape at the moment...



This singing Golden Plover seemed to be enjoying the change of scenery too...