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.
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Nice ones, Words! I especially like seeing the wren.
dW, 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.
I like that gull sequence :up:
You must have used a fast shutter speed to catch the water droplets from the gull. Great shots!!
Darko, yes I had to include that little group. One of those rare moments where everything is really sharp.
Lois, thanks. Just checked and the shutter fired at 1/4000s. So yes, fast!
very cheering!
I know what you mean about wrens – often seen but a nightmare to catch on camera. Glad this one cooperated!
Kathy, thanks!
Adele, 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.
That's hedera he's in, isn't it? How irresistibly English!
We've lot's of that all over, including our garden (though the wren was somewhere else).