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Today was the first completely dry day for about a week, so I thought I would treat myself a walk from Leathes Ham in Lowestoft to Oulton Broad – one of my favourite routes for a gentle saunter.
I was pleased to see that the Pintails are starting to return to Leathes Ham for the winter and there were at least eight pairs there. They are one of my favourite ducks – so elegant.
I don't often think of photographing Mallards as they are so common but this plump drake looked so resplendent in the sunshine that I felt compelled to take his portrait.
There were large flocks of Long-tailed Tits in the trees and I spent a lot of time attempting to get shots of them amongst the branches. It nearly drove me mad, though, as they are extremely active and fast.
On the edge of Lake Lothing two Redshanks were feeding in the mud. They were extremely wary and time after time I would slowly squelch my way towards them, only for them to pipe loudly and take off and land where I had just come from.
All in all a very pleasant walk on an unbelievably mild November day.
E-M1, 50-200 SWD and EC14.
Ron
I was pleased to see that the Pintails are starting to return to Leathes Ham for the winter and there were at least eight pairs there. They are one of my favourite ducks – so elegant.
I don't often think of photographing Mallards as they are so common but this plump drake looked so resplendent in the sunshine that I felt compelled to take his portrait.
There were large flocks of Long-tailed Tits in the trees and I spent a lot of time attempting to get shots of them amongst the branches. It nearly drove me mad, though, as they are extremely active and fast.
On the edge of Lake Lothing two Redshanks were feeding in the mud. They were extremely wary and time after time I would slowly squelch my way towards them, only for them to pipe loudly and take off and land where I had just come from.
All in all a very pleasant walk on an unbelievably mild November day.
E-M1, 50-200 SWD and EC14.
Ron
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