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

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Thornton Reservoir 3 May 2011

The Reservoir is very low, at the top end it is almost dry. There are beaches all the way round. Having said that there is a lot of wildlife about.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/1328 @ f6.3, iso 400, 400mm
These loved up grebe necked for several minutes but didn't go for the dance, I suppose it's a bit late for their mating rituals. They're still nice to watch though.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/1328 @ f6.3, iso 400, 400mm
On the edge of one of the beaches, these Terns had a battle with a Herring Gull for the position on the beach. Two against one, they had to win, then they went fishing.

Further round we had a fabulous display by a Heron, but he was too far away for any decent pictures.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/64 @ f6.3, iso 400, 400mm
Perhaps someone can name this tree for me, the collection of young cones caught my imagination.
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