Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Mainly Wigeon








After last week's invasion of rats, which thankfully seemed to have moved on, I have returned to do some bird photography. I have had a frustrating time this week trying to catch up with waxwings, which are still about but so far have eluded me. I spent a few hours down at Newton Marsh which currently is host to hundreds of wigeon,which provided me with some nice photographic opportunities.
I have posted a few of my efforts above. As well as the wigeon there were a few brown hares about enjoying this week's better weather and I have shown them above. There were also coots and waterhens and the one above was pretending to be a black grouse. The best bird on the marsh was a male merlin which was always too distant to photograph but has been more obliging for other photographers. I hope to get out and about again this week as the settled weather looks like being with us for most of this week.
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7 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl2 March 2011 at 17:50

    Oh so beautiful! That 2nd shot is amazing!!!

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  2. Knut Egil Nes2 March 2011 at 18:02

    Hello!
    Great pictures and beautiful page!

    Regards Knut Egil

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  3. Pete Woodruff2 March 2011 at 21:19

    Excellent photography again Brian including the wing flapping drake. Lots of Brown hare activity at Cockersands just now....the mad March Hare!

    Kind Regards.

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  4. Ramón García Durán3 March 2011 at 12:07

    It is a pleasure to see these large groups of these animals, whose names certainly seem to come from the Odyssey ... Anas penelope :) I can also see them in the Remolar_Filipines reserve, near Barcelona. But you have many more, I envy you! Greetings from Barcelona, Spain.

    Ramón García

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  5. Anonymous3 March 2011 at 22:16

    Great page with many fantastic pictures!
    Keep up the good work!

    Regards

    Leiv Arne

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  6. Paul Foster4 March 2011 at 20:25

    Another nice set of images Brian!The Wigeon will soon be heading North mate back to their breeding grounds.Spring is just around the corner..........at last.

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  7. Wildlife Photographer - Roberto Fabbri13 June 2011 at 02:45

    Hello Dude,

    In the brief northern summer wigeon favour lakes with aquatic vegetation, tending to avoid waters overgrown with reeds and very deep lakes. Surprisingly it is mainly a bird of the coniferous forests, but is also found much farther to the north alongside tundra rivers and lakes. Thanks a lot!

    Wildlife Photographer

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