Category Archives: water birds

Cormorant at Falmer

February 25, 2015 by Words | 4 Comments

It was another relatively mild day today. No sign of the Canada geese from Monday, but a cormorant did pay a brief visit to Falmer Pond.

Cormorant running on water

Cormorant running on water

Now for a little bit of colour coordination: three almost identical shots taken within less than a second as the cormorant flew in front of the wooded fringe that abuts the south side of the pond.

Cormorant

Cormorant on White

Cormorant

Cormorant on Blue

Cormorant

Cormorant on Green

And now one taken earlier… when the cormorant was flying in for its brief visit. I just like that it’s a clear blue sky. I’ve not seen many of those lately.

Cormorant

Cormorant on Blue

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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Canada Geese at Falmer

February 23, 2015 by Words | 5 Comments

Just a very few early morning shots today. I spotted them as soon as I arrived at the pond. I’m used to seeing geese there, but these two weren’t the usual greylags. Two Canada geese were quietly gliding across the water.

Canada geese

To be completely honest I can’t recall if Canada geese have shown up previously at Falmer, but they are undoubtedly not regular visitors to the local pond. They were keeping to themselves, and the greylags were leaving them be.

Canada geese

Canada goose

Nothing from the rest of the day, but I’m hopeful of a partly decent week in terms of the weather so maybe something more tomorrow night.

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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Goose and Other Patterns

February 18, 2015 by Words | 4 Comments

If you follow the Permuted twitter feed you’ll have seen this first shot earlier this evening.

greylag neck

It’s a close crop of the neck of a greylag goose. I loved the hard texture of the feathers. Here’s the full shot.

Greylag goose

I also took a wing detail, again looking for textures and patterns, trying something slightly different for a change.

Greylag goose wing detail

Later in the day I did take some slightly more conventional shots (and one that isn’t). First is a boxer dog that was enjoying a run in the country. It was taken against the light, but the movement was good.

Boxer dog running

Next is a little grebe (or ‘dabchick’). It’s tricky to get close to these tiny water birds, and they spend an inordinate amount of time beneath the surface. I caught this one just as it was beginning a dive, hence the forward posture and slightly fluffed body. One of my best of this species.

little grebe

The final shot is a watery abstract. It’s a rickety fence reflected in the meanders at Seven Sisters. I’ve tweaked the contrast on this one to help bring out the colour.

fence reflection

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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