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

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Another post at last - 21 December 2011

What a difference a year makes, this time last year we had snow and frosts, ice on the lakes and lots of unusual visitors. This year, hardly anything out of the ordinary and a lot of mud. Coupled with dull days it has not been the year for wildlife photography. Adding to that my poor health and I've taken very few pictures this year.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L lens
1/125 @ 6.3, iso 400, 380mm
I did manage to get out to Watermead Park South and caught this female Scaup, I couldn't see the male. It has been pointed out to me via a comment from Midlandsbirder that  this is not a scaup it is a hybrid probably with a female Tufty - ah well we all make mistakes sometimes - thanks MB 

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L lens
1/160 @ 6.3, iso 400, 400mm

A few geese took flight from the island and came to land quire close to the car park giving us a nice view of the underside. I'm hoping to get out more over the holidays
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  1. Craig ReedDecember 21, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Im afraid that your Scaup is infact a female/Hydrid Tufted Duck, Note the amount of black on the bird's bill and the 'Tuft' on the back of the head

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