A pictorial diary of my walks around the parks and wild areas of Leicestershire, and occasionally farther afield.

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

A break in the clouds 19 December 2010

Canon EOS 50d, EF 100-400mm L Lens
1/6400 @ 5.6, iso 1600, 400mm
Often a flock of geese will flyover the tree tops and be over you before you have a chance to raise the camera. Today was different, I heard the honking from a long way off and when they came over the tree tops into the open meadow, they dropped down - presenting a great photo opportunity.

Canon EOS 50d, EF 100-400mm L Lens
1/8000 @ 7.1, iso 1600, 100mm
Flying in classic V formation, they made a great sight. They were heading north and made me wonder if spring had come already.


Canon EOS 50d, EF100-400mm L Lens
1/3200 @ 5.6, iso 1600, 400mm
This Moorhen looked like he wished spring had come, he looked very unsteady on the ice, every footstep looked very tentative, as if he was testing the ice at every step.


Canon EOS 50d, EF 100 - 400 L Lens
1/1600 @ 5.6, iso 1600, 400mm
When I returned to the car park, this fella was scavenging from a nearby picnic table, the backdrop of the lake reflecting the blue sky was too good to miss.



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