Terry P Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I don't normally bother with morning flights when the moons up, but when my 1yr old lad decided to wake us at 5.30 this morn I decided it was a good omen. I arrived to discover I had the place to myself with a stonking 30kt wind, the marsh had that errie moonlight look that I just love and with geese calling I was quickly into my gear and off to my chosen mark. I'd just settled in my chosen mark when the mother of all showers did its best to discover if my coat was still waterproof, with water dripping off my hood i looked towards the beaming moon and thought I was going mad as I truely believed I could see a rainbow it had none of the usual colours but was just different shades of light and kind of silvery looking, it really was amazing, just one of the many reasons I love fowling,I was experiencing all this whilst most people were laying in their beds. As it started to get light a nice little duck flight started deciding to give up on the geese I shot 4 wigeon instead, including my first ever triple at duck it caused a bit of confusion for the young dog but we got them all in the end. I'm glad I did as all the geese headed out in the other direction just as I was getting in the van, the lazy ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiffy Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 nice one, and great write up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth6568 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Well done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoggy Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Yup, really nice write up mate...and a few nice Widgeon to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony51 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Well in mate....widgeon have arrived in numbers must have been 500 plus on Monday morning usual flightline lol but great to see and hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Any reason you don't usually do morning flights Terry ? I prefer them to evening...good bag there, good shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Well done, good shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry P Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Any reason you don't usually do morning flights Terry ? I prefer them to evening...good bag there, good shooting. I've done loads of morning flights when the moons high and not had much, perhaps its just the marshes i've shot but alot of thr time the duck are already there and settled in, but i've had enought success to keep me trying lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon 3 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Tidy bag of Wigeon there mate, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Nice write up, you must have seen a moon dog. It's the light from the moon refracted by ice crystals in the atmosphere forming a 'rainbow' or halo around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry P Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Nice write up, you must have seen a moon dog. It's the light from the moon refracted by ice crystals in the atmosphere forming a 'rainbow' or halo around it. No it was'nt round the moon it was just like a rainbow only without the colours, i've googled a bit and theres a few photos of them, lunar rainbow or moonbow, it was well cool, prob never see one again, and I only had my phone so no photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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