{"id":3269,"date":"2016-07-26T18:38:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T18:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/?p=3269"},"modified":"2018-11-28T22:28:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T22:28:58","slug":"march-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/","title":{"rendered":"March views"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sketches for the March book . . .<\/p>\n

4th March. The tide is out and the muddy edge of the salt marsh is clearly visible. \"IMG_1754\"<\/p>\n

\"\" \"salt \"\"<\/p>\n

Twice a day the tide comes in and buffets against this ledge, eroding it in places . . .<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1752\"<\/p>\n

. . . and laying down sediment elsewhere\u00a0creating new\u00a0salt marsh.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1774\"<\/p>\n

On the grassy ledge is a crow – maybe not a universally popular bird with its harsh cawing call but there is\u00a0a lovely reflected light in its eyes and on its wings and back.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1773\"<\/p>\n

Out on the tidal mud is a sleeping curlew. Even though its characteristic long curved beak is hidden beneath its feathers its outline is unmistakeable.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1763\"<\/p>\n

They make balancing on one leg look so easy!<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1765\"<\/p>\n

Having a rest but keeping a wary eye on surroundings.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1769\"<\/p>\n

Then time for probing around in the soft mud looking for worms.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1679\"<\/p>\n

March can be such a gloriously moody month with dramatic heavy skies blowing across the muddy waters of the channel to the Welsh hills . . .<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1676\". . .\u00a0and creating a muted tapestry at\u00a0Battery Point.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sketches for the March book . . . 4th March. The tide is out and the muddy edge of the salt marsh is clearly visible. Twice a day the tide comes in and buffets against this ledge, eroding it in places . . . . . . and laying down sediment elsewhere\u00a0creating new\u00a0salt marsh. On […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[64,3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-sketches-for-march-book","8":"category-saltmarsh_birds","9":"category-lanscapes_seascapes","10":"grid-item","11":"grid-item-landscape","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"\nMarch views - Hilary Kington - just my sketches<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"March views - Hilary Kington - just my sketches\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sketches for the March book . . . 4th March. The tide is out and the muddy edge of the salt marsh is clearly visible. Twice a day the tide comes in and buffets against this ledge, eroding it in places . . . . . . and laying down sediment elsewhere\u00a0creating new\u00a0salt marsh. On […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hilary Kington - just my sketches\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-07-26T18:38:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-11-28T22:28:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg?fit=640%2C498&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"498\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hilary Kington\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hilary Kington\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hilary Kington\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8266088fda03e148c0a9d8bdcc41c594\"},\"headline\":\"March views\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-26T18:38:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-11-28T22:28:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/\"},\"wordCount\":173,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"- Sketches for March Book -\",\"Birds\",\"Landscapes and Seascapes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/\",\"name\":\"March views - Hilary Kington - just my sketches\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-26T18:38:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-11-28T22:28:58+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":498,\"caption\":\"salt marsh\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"March views\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/\",\"name\":\"Hilary Kington - just my sketches\",\"description\":\"The salt marsh "a place where teal spring without warning, where clouds of dunlin dazzle and where my spirit soars\u201d.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hilary Kington - just my sketches\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cropped-teallogo2-e1543434331538.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cropped-teallogo2-e1543434331538.png\",\"width\":101,\"height\":120,\"caption\":\"Hilary Kington - just my sketches\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8266088fda03e148c0a9d8bdcc41c594\",\"name\":\"Hilary Kington\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3b45084749fcbf265e80bbd4e0318fa6e5508699610935a87a1e862502dfc00e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3b45084749fcbf265e80bbd4e0318fa6e5508699610935a87a1e862502dfc00e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hilary Kington\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.ukwildlifeart.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/author\/hkington\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"March views - Hilary Kington - just my sketches","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"March views - Hilary Kington - just my sketches","og_description":"Sketches for the March book . . . 4th March. The tide is out and the muddy edge of the salt marsh is clearly visible. Twice a day the tide comes in and buffets against this ledge, eroding it in places . . . . . . and laying down sediment elsewhere\u00a0creating new\u00a0salt marsh. On […]","og_url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/","og_site_name":"Hilary Kington - just my sketches","article_published_time":"2016-07-26T18:38:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-11-28T22:28:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":498,"url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg?fit=640%2C498&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hilary Kington","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hilary Kington","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/"},"author":{"name":"Hilary Kington","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8266088fda03e148c0a9d8bdcc41c594"},"headline":"March views","datePublished":"2016-07-26T18:38:19+00:00","dateModified":"2018-11-28T22:28:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/"},"wordCount":173,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg","articleSection":["- Sketches for March Book -","Birds","Landscapes and Seascapes"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/","name":"March views - Hilary Kington - just my sketches","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg","datePublished":"2016-07-26T18:38:19+00:00","dateModified":"2018-11-28T22:28:58+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg","width":640,"height":498,"caption":"salt marsh"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/march-views\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"March views"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/","name":"Hilary Kington - just my sketches","description":"The salt marsh "a place where teal spring without warning, where clouds of dunlin dazzle and where my spirit soars\u201d.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#organization","name":"Hilary Kington - just my sketches","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cropped-teallogo2-e1543434331538.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cropped-teallogo2-e1543434331538.png","width":101,"height":120,"caption":"Hilary Kington - just my sketches"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8266088fda03e148c0a9d8bdcc41c594","name":"Hilary Kington","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3b45084749fcbf265e80bbd4e0318fa6e5508699610935a87a1e862502dfc00e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3b45084749fcbf265e80bbd4e0318fa6e5508699610935a87a1e862502dfc00e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hilary Kington"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.ukwildlifeart.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/author\/hkington\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/battery_point1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paANr0-QJ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3269"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3716,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269\/revisions\/3716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}