Really just the photos today. There was good light, but it was cold. These were taken at lunchtime.
First the coot.
I spotted this tiny wren at the bottom of the churchyard.
And finally a sequence of three shots of a black-headed gull taking off from the pond.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D EF and 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
derWandersmann
14 Jan 2012Nice ones, Words! I especially like seeing the wren.
Words
15 Jan 2012dW, we have a very healthy wren population, but they are far from easy to photograph. Fast, small and lovers of deep shade and undergrowth. It's always nice when one does step out for a moment.
gdare
15 Jan 2012I like that gull sequence :up:
cakkleberrylane
15 Jan 2012You must have used a fast shutter speed to catch the water droplets from the gull. Great shots!!
Words
16 Jan 2012Darko, yes I had to include that little group. One of those rare moments where everything is really sharp.
Words
16 Jan 2012Lois, thanks. Just checked and the shutter fired at 1/4000s. So yes, fast!
ICU109
16 Jan 2012very cheering!
SittingFox
16 Jan 2012I know what you mean about wrens – often seen but a nightmare to catch on camera. Glad this one cooperated!
Words
16 Jan 2012Kathy, thanks!
Words
16 Jan 2012Adele, they are such feisty little birds. This one was ducking in and out but just once in a while they'll stand proud in the open and challenge all-comers.
derWandersmann
17 Jan 2012That's hedera he's in, isn't it? How irresistibly English!
Words
17 Jan 2012We've lot's of that all over, including our garden (though the wren was somewhere else).