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

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Where has all the wildlife gone - 10 November 2014

There seems to be a dearth of wildlife at the moment, it's not been very lively all year. Part of that is my restricted ability to get around the wildlife parks and I suspect the neglect of the parks is a contributory factor, but they cant be everything. Only three years ago the parks were packed, everywhere you looked there were birds, squirrels etc.  Now I go out and only managed one Heron.

However I did get a chance to try out my new Semi Recumbent Trike for carrying my equipment on a photo trip. I can't walk far and cannot ride a conventional bike since my back started with its problem. Mission cycles make a variety of different pedal powered vehicles and this suits me perfectly, although I had to get used to using different muscle groups, unlike a conventional riding position your weight is not over the pedals so has no effect on your pedalling. I have changed the position of the handlebars since taking the picture, so my arms weren't so stretched out. Easy rider position is very comfortable.

1/250 @ 7.1, iso 800, 100mm


1/400 @ 5.6, iso1600, 250mm


1/400 @ 5.6, iso1600, 250mm



All taken on Canon EOS7d, EF100 - 400mm L series zoom
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  1. William SerjeantNovember 15, 2014 at 9:53 PM

    Nice photos of the heron. Not a bad one of the bike. Cheers, Bill.

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