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

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Birds are Back in Town - 26 September 2011

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/500 @ f6.3, iso 800, 400mm

We'd only just got out of the car at Watermead car-park when this  Robin came to have a look at us, he was only a couple of metres away but didn't seem at all perturbed about us being there,

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/500 @ f6.3, iso 800, 400mm

We gave him a reward for posing, in the shape of some wild bird food and he was happy to look at the camera and pose.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/500 @ f6.3, iso 800, 400mm

Of course, as soon as the seed was out the Tits started to show up, there was a Blue Tit but he flew in at great speed, grabbed a nut and flew out again before I could get his picture. This Great Tit was more obliging as he sat watching the Robin picking the seed that had fallen to the floor.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/500 @ f6.3, iso 800, 400mm

Round on the lakes there was a variety of the usual waterbirds plus pochard and gadwall all too far away to photograph. But more surprising was the group of Shovellors - they were too far away to get great pictures but these two are acceptable.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/500 @ f6.3, iso 800, 400mm

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