Coots mating, ducks in trees and other sightings…

This is by way of filling in some gaps from the recent posts with some photos that didn't quite fit in with other entries. The first set is one of the last sequences taken in Regent's Park (my daily commute to London has come to an end). Captured last Friday, it's a pair of coots mating. And in case you're having trouble seeing her, the hen is almost entirely submerged.

The hen, when she finally surfaced, made a bit a splash!

Friday also produced another 'odd shot'… a duck in a tree. This was a first for me and I had to look twice to see if it really was a duck.

I thought it might have been a goose 😉

The next tonight was taken on Saturday while I was photographing the kestrels. It's a skylark.

To end I've picked a couple of photos taken today. The first is a sparrowhawk passing overhead (at a fair distance).

Lastly, a photo of the moon. This was actually taken during the day but has been converted to black and white, and the background darkened.

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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D. The first 7 were with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The final two were taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM.

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  1. RobinL

    15 Feb 2011

    Words, very nice. Looks like the hen Coot is a bit of a glutton for punishment! Either that or she just kept eating under there.
    The Skylark is very pretty. I don't think I've seen one before.

  2. wellisteffi

    15 Feb 2011

    Excellent imagines,Words. :up:
    It looks almost like trying to drown a duck the other.
    If you live ducks so as dangerous as me.
    I was even viewers of such action.
    The moon image is great.

  3. serola

    15 Feb 2011

    A perfect moon shot and wonderful pictures of birds as well :up:

  4. lokutus-prime

    15 Feb 2011

    Beautiful shots! :up: What lens did you use for the moon shot?

  5. Words

    15 Feb 2011

    Robin, the skyarks are great little birds. They hover and then sort of parachute down, singing the whole time… as if the song is what keeps them in the air.

  6. Words

    15 Feb 2011

    Lokutus, hi and thanks! I used the Canon 400mm f/5.6 for the moon photo.

  7. Words

    15 Feb 2011

    Sami, thanks. I prefer photographing the moon in daylight and then converting. It seems to produce a better image.

  8. Words

    15 Feb 2011

    Steffi, thanks. I have some photos of ducks as well 😉 Those were taken a year or so ago.

  9. Dudley

    16 Feb 2011

    Those ducks trying to be Wood Ducks?

  11. serola

    16 Feb 2011

    Originally posted by Words:

    I prefer photographing the moon in daylight and then converting. It seems to produce a better image.

    Thanks for the advice :up:

  12. SittingFox

    16 Feb 2011

    Lovely shot of the lark! Not the easiest species to capture on camera.

  13. Words

    16 Feb 2011

    Adele, the lark more or less landed next to me. They're not always so thoughtful 🙂

  14. Words

    16 Feb 2011

    Andy, ah so wood ducks are tree-dwellers. I didn't know.

  15. Words

    16 Feb 2011

    Steffi, it's the same the world over it seems!

  16. wellisteffi

    17 Feb 2011

    As with children.
    They dispute is also everywhere in the world. :rolleyes:

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