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

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Rain Stops Play - 18 Sept 2011

We walked most of the way round Sence Valley Country Park, stopped at the hide where there was a variety of the common visitors, swans, coots, mallards etc. Along the back path where there are often butterflies and dragonflies, but I think they knew what was coming and were hiding.

Down to the top lake where the inhabitants seemed to want to stay between the camera and the sun so no chance of a decent picture.

It wasn't until we were most of the way round the horseshoe lake, retreating from the beginnings of the rainstorm, that we saw our first subject. This Heron, sitting on weed in the middle of the lake.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/500 @ F6.3, iso 800, 400mm


Then I noticed a little Grebe near the side of the concrete runway and turned the camera to get a picture, unfortunately the Heron chose that moment to relocate to a tree at the side of the lake and I missed the flight .... ahh well.

Canon EOS 7d, EF 100 - 400mm L Lens
1/2000 @ F6.3, iso 800, 400mm

Shortly after that the rain got heavier and just as we shut the doors the view disappeared in a deluge. That was the end of the walk, there wouldn't be any more pictures today.
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