Flares again

A few errands today and a potential photo opportunity came to nothing, so I found myself hunting for 'flares' at sunset.

This image took a few composition attempts and then showed me that a bit more cleaning of kit is required, but I can sort that out - hopefully.

A pesky bird is caught flying in this image but I wanted to leave it in, for conversation points if nothing else.

Red sky tonight, a bit later, very pretty.