21/03/2012 Cleethorpes and Humberston

It was a beautifull sunny day so I headed for Humberston with the intentions of heading for the boating lake. Arriving in Humberston I walked behind the Fitties and onto the golf course to my suprise on one of the small ponds there was a Whooper Swan with 2 Mutes. On to the Fitties nothing much really only 1 Ruff and 1 Turnstone of note. Heading on down to the boating lake I was hoping for some wheater on the way but none around. At the boating lake most of the Tufted Duck seem to have gone aswell have the Pochard sadly. So my attention turned to Gulls and Geese. Only thing of note was a Juv Med Gull briefly my first for some years so was well chuffed :)

Peek-a-boo

Whooper Swan

Pheasant

Juv Black-headed Gull

Juv Med Gull

Med Gull

Juv Med Gull

Pink-footed Goose

Mallard

Herring Gull

Coot

Red-thraoted Diver Covenham Reservoir

On saturday I found a Red-throated Diver at covenham reservoir, it was onyl my second sighting of this bird and no doubt the closest I will ever get. The bird has oil on its chest and is very lethargic hence letting me get so close down to 5 metres at one point! Other birds around 10 Goosander 5 males 5 females and 1 Buzzard.

Cleethorpes Boating lake

A trip to one of my Local patches Cleethorpes boating lake this place is great for close bird photography on a sunny day the water is lovely blue and photographic opporunities are never ending. I find it best to focus on one species per visit this time it was gulls and moorhen.

Moorhen

Moorhen

Moorhen

Hybrid



Moorhen

Pennies :)

Once again catching up on some images from last month, I really dont want to start getting a backlog already and spring is only just arriving! Just messing about my new macro and some pennies :) Enjoy!



Waltham Windmill

Catching up on some old photos from February, This was from the 27th a Nice warm day and the evening light was catching Waltham Windmill.

Red wine

Working on a little project for in a small studio set up in th house on gloomy days here are the best of my first attempt. I used Canon 7D with canon 100mm IS USM macro with Canon 580x II Speedlite attached on camera, on a tripod.

All straight off the camera. After my first atempt I wantd to make a few changes. My second attept went a little better

Hopefully my 3rd session will go better and get the photos I want with a few more ajustments will hopefully I can get round to doing my third session soon

Brigsley 1st March 2012

I went for a walk after work around Briglse along buck beck and took the opportunity and took pictures of plant life and at work of moths. Whilst out I got to two year ticks at least 4 Lesser Redpoll and 1 Kingfisher I also saw 12 Teal 2 snipe 1 fox an 2 Roe deer with other good numbers of birds.

Pale Brindled Beauty

My first moth of the year and it's a beautifull one at that. Pale Brindled Beauty, first time I have used my Canon100mm IS USM and 580XII on any insect form and flash being my main form of lighting with it being a misreble day I think the results are pretty good!

Desert Wheater

After a long wait I finnaly managed to persuade my dad to take me to Bempton Cliffs to see the male Desert Wheater there. And it didn't disapoint! The bird showed well at clos range allowing good photographic opportunities, although due to mistakes on my part half of the images were underexposed. This has put me of working in manual mode for good now! I have managed to save them by editing but ibviously not as good a quality. I also got another lifer in Shag. And amaged 6 year ticks throughout the day. Gannets and Fulmers were around the cliffs and on the sea. Nothing moving on the sea just a couple of long range waders. Also some Guilliemot on the sea no Razorbills, Puffins or Kittiwakes yet. On route home we decided to stop off at Hornsea mere as I have never been before, I didnt realise how big it was! nothing really of note there apart from 2 Dunlin, A Swan goose/Greylag goose hybrid and a Juv Gull that I cant identify. Also tday I walked around the village looking for Snipe and found A Woodcock my 100th Bird of the year :)

Desert Wheater

Desert Wheater

Desert Wheater

Desert Wheater

Unidentified Juv Gull

Dancing on Ice Dunlin

Dunlin