Carrying
on from the previous post this is the second in a series of three posts (not
many words of wisdom just a selection of images that I hope you will enjoy)
each one dedicated to a different location that I've had the pleasure of
visiting since the beginning of the month.
I have
visited Caldecotte Lake in Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire on a few occasions
since the beginning of the month and in varying weather conditions, ranging from
snow lying on the ground with the lakes almost frozen over, to a cold overcast
day with a blustery wind blowing, through to a sunny day with a bright blue sky.
But, no
matter what the weather, the wildlife around the lakes never fails to throw up
a good photo opportunity or two.
The
photos...
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| One of the ever present Mute Swans patrolling his patch | |
And the 'stars' that have taken up residence, sometimes in quite large numbers, over the last month....
Goosanders
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| Male |
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| Female |
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| Carrion Crow...on the lookout for apple cores, maybe? |
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| A Male Pochard |
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| Cormorant in breeding plumage...the white thigh patch is 'flashed' during the courtship display! |
On the day when there was snow on the ground and everything was frozen solid I spotted a group of Long-Tailed Tits busily flitting through the branches of some recently felled trees and I noticed that this one was going from branch to branch drinking from the icicles that had formed on the ends.....unfortunately not a very good photograph as I was shooting into the light!!
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| Dunnock |
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| Reed Bunting...a male, almost into his black faced breeding plumage. |
And if your quick enough there's always a chance of a flight shot...
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| Greylag Goose |
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| Black Headed Gull |
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| Grey Heron |
For those
of you who have yet to 'see the light!' pop over to Caldecotte Lake where you
can accompany Keith as he gives you a daily tour around the lake with the help
of his excellent photos and videos.
