Swans Awake at Welney WWT

We were very fortunate to have a beautiful sunrise for our early visit to Welney Wildfowl Trust reserve at Welney. We arrived just as the sky was lightening with a beautiful pink glow. As the sun came up the colours changed from pink to orange to blue. It was wonderful to see and hear the Bewick Swans as these are so much shyer than the larger noisier Whooper Swans (the two in the foreground of the second image)

Welney Visit for Meredith

Yesterday we visited Welney for the midday swan ('duck') feed with Meredith. The water levels have been very high and are still too much for many swans to come in for the feeds but the Pochard and Mallards gaive a good show for her and there were enough Swans and Waders for her to brush up on ID skills

Swans in the Mist - Welney WWT

A magical experience yesterday with the sights and sounds of the Whooper Swans at Welney WWT Reserve. The mist remained all day and was quite thick when we arrived. The first few images were taken lying on the ground so I am at the level of the birds - wonderful for atmospheric shots as it enhances the mistiness of the scenes. Low light level meant the images were at ISO3200 and a bit underexposed to get sufficient shutterspeed with my F8 lens but they have processed ok and hopefully give a feel of the day.

Wildfowl Trust Welney - Sunset Feed

Great end to our day on Saturday photographing the sunset feed at Welney from below the hide so we were not much above the water level. Lots of splashing all illuminated by a fiery sun. First shots at 1/1000th second, later ones at 1/90th.

Welney Wildfowl Trust - A Day of Contrasts

We visited Welney yesterday on a highly changeable day weather wise with bright clear sunshine alternating with heavy black clouds, rain and a beautiful sunset to finish the visit. The flood waters have come earlier and are much deeper than normal for this time of year. Here a few landscapes with some of the birds. In the first, the large flocks of Black-tailed godwits plus Lapwings and Oystercatchers plus swans and ducks, fill the remaining spits of land.