A blast from Siberia

By Paul Cecil | Published January 6, 2009

Well possibly not and the temperatures are still laughably mild compared to some parts of the world, but for England sub-zero is bitterly cold. And I'm suffering for my 'art', not having yet figured out how to manage a camera while wearing gloves. So my hands are frozen, cracked and chapped. But the landscapes are wonderful in the winter light, and the bird life is varied and plentiful.

The dew pond, frozen in the winter sun

Pigeon in the morning sun

A pied wagtail in flight

And resting

The cattle were grazing

Spot the bird?

And a lapwing flew overhead :faint:

A quick quiz: How many pied wagtails can you see in this post?
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Camera note: the wagtails, pigeon and cattle were all photographed with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The shot of the dew pond was taken with the EF 17-40mm 1:4L USM and polarizing filter.

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18 Comments

  1. cakkleberrylane January 7, 2009 at 12:01 am #

    Beautiful shots – all of them!! 5???

  2. gdare January 7, 2009 at 5:01 am #

    I can see 3 of them but maybe on a first photo is another one?
    Nice photos Words :up:

  3. Words January 7, 2009 at 7:01 am #

    Thanks Darko, I don;t think there's one in the first photo. 😉

  4. Words January 7, 2009 at 7:01 am #

    Thanks Lois. (5 is an interesting answer) 😉

  5. gdare January 7, 2009 at 7:01 am #

    Ah, there is another with cattle 😀

  6. SittingFox January 7, 2009 at 8:01 am #

    I can see four!

    And it may not be Siberia or Saskatchewan :eyes: but it is certainly pretty chilly out there. I wear thin gloves for photography at this time of year.

  7. lokutus-prime January 7, 2009 at 10:01 am #

    Terrific photos! 🙂 I love nature and you and other friends write about it and photo-capture it in beautiful terms and composition. Well done :up:

  8. Flying Red Fox Blog January 7, 2009 at 2:01 pm #

    Nice photos 😀 Its very chilly at the moment! :smurf:

  9. Words January 7, 2009 at 9:01 pm #

    Adele, thought you might get them all :sherlock:

  10. Words January 7, 2009 at 9:01 pm #

    Mark, yesterday was cold, but today almost felt warm 😎 Well, not as cold as it's been.

  11. Words January 7, 2009 at 9:01 pm #

    Darko, yes there's one in both the cattle photos. 😉

  12. Words January 7, 2009 at 9:01 pm #

    Thanks Lokutus, I'm glad you like the photos. There are some excellent wildlife blogs here, and what I like is that they are all quite distinctive in their approach. A rich tapestry.

  13. Cynthia23 January 11, 2009 at 5:01 pm #

    "Pigeon in the morning sun" Fantastic! WOW!

  14. Words January 11, 2009 at 6:01 pm #

    Cynthia, thanks. You'll be pleased to know it made a safe landing 😉

  15. Vulpes vulpes January 21, 2009 at 5:01 pm #

    :up:

  16. Words January 21, 2009 at 8:01 pm #

    :cheers:

  17. lokutus-prime January 22, 2009 at 5:01 pm #

    re "Thanks Lokutus, I'm glad you like the photos. "

    I've just bought the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 with interchangeable lenses.
    You probably don't have me on you "news watch" because I haven't seen your comments about the photos I posted, Thhe pics are within my comments section on my blog page.
    If you have an opportunity please call over and take a look at the birds I have photographed in my back garden. They are not as close up as the ones I see here but I was aiming toward the high oak tree from my upstairs window and using a 45-200 lens and think the result is reasonable 😀

  18. Words January 22, 2009 at 11:01 pm #

    I've just added a feed, but I have about 80 on there so don't always get to things quickly so bear with me!