The rising sun sky this morning was but a brief moment of brightness. A bank of low cloud prevented more than a glimpse of what was promised, but not delivered.
Down at ground level the ducks were making the best of the frozen pond.
A cormorant was lurking in the shade of a tree, before taking to the air and carrying away the last of the sunlight.
Back on the pond, the moorhens were putting their splayed feet to good use.
The gulls just huddled together, shivering in the cold morning air.
It's certainly winter. :smurf:
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
Cynthia23
19 Dec 2011Wonderfully beautiful photos! Really so pretty today! :up:
RobinL
20 Dec 2011Words, yes it clearly is! Glad there was enough water left for the ducks to wash their feet!
That last one of the Moorhen is really good! Looks like it's checking it's makeup!
derWandersmann
20 Dec 2011Nice ice!
serola
20 Dec 2011WOW! For some reason pictures looks this time more colorful :up:
derWandersmann
20 Dec 2011The red sunlight, Sami.
cakkleberrylane
20 Dec 2011Beautiful colours and composition!
Mickeyjoe-Irl
22 Dec 2011The ducks like they're debating who's going to be
foolishbrave enough to go in first.derWandersmann
22 Dec 2011You know, that's always amazed me … these ducks, and other birds, too … with their ridiculously unprotected feet, stand about on ice, and other chilly things that are cold enough to freeze the arse off a brass monkey, and seem to suffer no damage. How can this be? If I stood barefoot on ice, I certainly would notice it.
SittingFox
22 Dec 2011I see that winter has finally reached the tropical south 😉 Great shot of the moorhen and its reflection.
Words
22 Dec 2011Sami, it's that early light.
Words
22 Dec 2011dW, great question…. there's part of an answer here.
Words
22 Dec 2011Lois, thanks!
Words
22 Dec 2011Robin, thanks! I liked that moorhen shot as well. The ice made for great reflections.
Words
22 Dec 2011Adele, thanks. It was a brief freeze. Temperatures back up again now. 🙂
Words
22 Dec 2011Cynthia, thanks!
Words
22 Dec 2011dW, ice=nice! Thanks :smurf:
Words
22 Dec 2011Erwin, thanks!
Words
22 Dec 2011Mick, I think they decided collectively that it would be a moorhen who went in first 😉
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Beautiful shots there are :up: