Category Archives: Birds

Day-old Greylag Goslings at Falmer

April 30, 2015 by Words | 9 Comments

They weren’t there yesterday, but today there were eight gorgeous fluffy greylag goslings being paraded around Falmer Pond by their proud and protective parents.

greylag goslings

Day old greylag goslings swimming at Falmer Pond, East Sussex

greylag goslings

A pair of day old greylag goslings sleeping at the edge of Falmer Pond, East Sussex

greylag goslings

Is the one on the left yawning?

greylag goslings

Sitting pretty at the edge of the pond

greylag goslings

An early meal of budding leaf from an overhanging bush

greylag goslings

Standing proud

Cute little things. 😀

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.

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Ducks in Motion

April 29, 2015 by Words | 2 Comments

I’ve been doing some more experiments with slow-shutter panning shots. The technique isn’t to everyone’s taste but occasionally it can produce some gems. I’m not sure these can be classed as such. The aim is to show plenty of motion, whilst keeping the subject recognisable, hopefully with only one head (two-headed birds are a common feature of this sort of photography).

Today’s selection shows a couple of mallards coming in to land on the local pond.

Mallard duck (motion blur)

Mallard duck (motion blur)

Mallard duck (motion blur)

Mallard duck (motion blur)

Mallard duck (motion blur)

Mallard duck (motion blur)

Plus a bonus badger from tonight.

badger

Camera note: all ducks taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens. I used the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM for the badger.

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Some Pairs

April 28, 2015 by Words | Comments Off

This is just a quick entry tonight, with barest hint of a theme (not that I will keep to it entirely). Pairs: such as this pair of herring gulls, taken with a slow shutter to accentuate the movement. It’s a technique I’m working on and can be a bit hit and miss.

Herring gulls (motion blur)

This one is better, but just a single gull. It comes close to what I’m after: an impressionistic image of the bird (but you can still see what it is).

Herring gulls (motion blur)

Herring gulls (motion blur)

Back to the pairs. In this case, a pair of the local rats. I do like this shot, with the second rat just showing to the rear.

A pair of rats

And another twosome. This would have been better had I zoomed back just a bit more.

Rat leaping

The final one for tonight is another badger shot, from this evening. That’s a happy badger!

Badger in garden

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens, except the badger which was taken with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens.

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