Wednesday, December 31, 2008

End of year

Umbellifer
Cow parsley

Winter woodpigeons
Flock of Woodpigeons

Ivy
Ivy in a brief bit of sunshine

Winter farmland
Wintry farmland

That was about it.

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM

Friday, December 26, 2008

Welney

Pochards
Pochards. I'm really rusty at digiscoping, and this image is rather noisy, but I like it. Proper wild Swans were in short supply at the swan feed; a flock of drake Pochards hoovered up the grain thrown their way

Flooded meadows at Welney WWT
The washes seemed well-flooded

Whooper Swan family
Whooper Swan family. They flew all the way from Iceland together, which I like. Apparently Whoopers had a good breeding season; family parties including 7 cygnets have been seen!

Mute Swans
Mute Swans

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM, Extender EF 1.4x II
digiscoped photos taken with Canon Powershot A640 + Leica Apo Televid 77 with 20x eyepiece

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Catching up

Manx Loghtan sheep
I've counted some sheep...


Dawn at Sandy, Bedfordshire

Frosty fencepost
Trudged around in the frost...

Mute Swans
Seen lots of swans in a line...

Visitor centre at RSPB Rainham Marshes nature reserve

Flood meadows at RSPB Rainham Marshes nature reserve
Visited Rainham Marshes

Desk decor
Decorated my desk with Moo MiniCards

Cardboard kingfisher
Made a Blue Peter-style Secret Santa gift from cardboard, sticky tape and acrylic paints

photos taken with Canon EOS 30D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM, Extender EF 1.4x II or Canon Powershot A640