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

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Monday, January 3, 2011

Watermead Park again - 2 January 2011

I went to Watermead Park again today, I hadn't the time to go further afield, but my trip was rewarded with some interest.


Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/800 @ 7.1, iso 800, 400mm
 Although not techinically brilliant, this struck me as amusing, the cormorant seems to be showing his physique to the gulls, to scare them off. In fact he was drying his wings for some time before and after their arrival.

After checking the hides and finding nothing, I looked in at the teasel patch and the light looked good so I took some more of what must be the most photographed teasels in Leistershire.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/160 @ 5.6, iso 800, 400mm

From the Teasels, it's only a short walk back to the carpark, but with the car in sight, I could hear the beautiful and complicated sound of a Robin singing and after a short search I found him near the top of a small tree.


Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/320 @ 5.6, iso 800, 400mm

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