The Sheik Of Araby? :)

I had heard that a bearded tit had been seen at Amwell Nature Reserve so I thought I'd go and have a look. I met some birders and they told me it was at the viewing point. When I got there I was recognised by someone I had met in the Bittern Hide at Fishers Green. He and his mate both had reasonable pics of the bird which they had shot with the help of a bird call app. By then the light had gone from the reeds where they had seen it so not much chance of a decent shot for me.

As I walked towards the White Hide I heard awful, very loud, coughing. I opened the door of the huge space and it was almost completely in darkness apart from the far alcove. Three men were there with loads of kit. I asked if I was interrupting anything. They replied that they were making a film. One of them had been simulating drowning in the lake which was covered in ice. No wonder he was coughing! He was standing there with a towel around his waist. I asked if he had pants on. He hadn't! I stood there but averted my eyes while he got dressed. I told them I'd been looking for a bearded tit. Cue guffaws. :)

They told me it will be about a year before their film is finished and that it hasn't a name yet. Their previous film was something like Submission and Persecution. I said it sounded like Fifty Shades. What a surreal and laughter-filled incident. They said it would make my day and it did. :)

(The Sheik Of Araby lyrics are often spiced up with the addition of, "Ain't got no pants on" at the end of every line.)