A quiet day

It's been one of those days where the weather hasn't quite been sure what it's doing. And neither has the wildlife. This morning, early, I went to one of my local haunts near work. The yellowhammers were being difficult and successfully evaded the camera. A robin was singing high in a tree. A distant rock in a field turned out, on closer inspection, to be a female pheasant. And a cat sat calmly in the middle of the road.

By lunchtime the rain had arrived, but it was moving through quickly and I avoided most of it. The light had that strange hyper reality when the sky is blue in one corner, and deep grey in the other. Colours were unusually vibrant where the light fell.

A few gulls and pigeons were about, and a selection of local corvids, but it was quiet. I photographed the spring blossom.

The walk was pleasant, and it wasn't until I was back at my office that I photographed any wildlife. She was sitting in the pond right outside my window.
Female Mallard

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Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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This Post Has 14 Comments

  1. sanshan

    29 Apr 2009

    Such diversity in that second shot. Gorgeous colours

  2. gdare

    29 Apr 2009

    Cat on the road is my favourite. Sitting there, enjoying quiet morning :happy:

  3. Ukwildlife

    29 Apr 2009

    excellent photos

  4. Words

    29 Apr 2009

    Thanks Neil!

  5. Words

    29 Apr 2009

    Darko, I liked that cat too. It was a very peaceful moment.

  6. Words

    29 Apr 2009

    Thanks San!

  7. Flying Red Fox Blog

    30 Apr 2009

    Lovelly photos that Mallard looks so pretty. 😀

  8. cakkleberrylane

    30 Apr 2009

    The assortment of colors in the second one is wonderful! The cat in the road has quite a calming feeling about it. Very nice shots!

  9. SittingFox

    30 Apr 2009

    The mallard is great 🙂

  10. Words

    30 Apr 2009

    Thanks Adele!

  11. Words

    30 Apr 2009

    Lois, thanks. Those woods in the second shot are always stunning. There's a great variety of trees in there and it catches the light so well.

  12. Words

    30 Apr 2009

    Mark, thanks. The mallards are really sweet. The same pair visit all the ornamental ponds during the day. They seem very happy with their lot 😀

  13. annoushkiss

    10 May 2009

    The cat on the road is something! The rest are very good as well 🙂

  14. Words

    10 May 2009

    Thanks Anna!

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