Showing posts with label welney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label welney. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Exploring Movement at Welney

I wanted to try to get a feel for the excitement of the flight of the large flock of Black-tailed Godwit and the frenzy when the ducks etc are fed at midday at Welney. I used  a slow shutterspeed (15th to 50th/sec) and achieved a few images that came near to meeting my previsualisation.

Monday, December 18, 2023

Ducks and Swans at Welney WWT

No visit to Welney can ignore the elegant and noisy Whooper swans and the Scaup made a pleasant change from Mallard and Pochard.

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Birds on Lady Fen Welney

Up till very recently, it would have been impossible to see three species of Egret, Little White, Greater White and Cattle Egrets, all together in England but here they are feeding together on Lady Fen Welney sharing the habitat with Grey Heron, Curlew and Pied Wagtail. It seems at Welney the Magpies have taken over from Jackdaws delousing the deer.

Monday, November 13, 2023

Welney Last Images of the Day

This is the last set of images from our day at Welney - the Marsh Harrier lit by the final rays of sunshine and then flying as dusk descended plus other late afternoon shots

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Welney at 'Sunset'

As often happens, a bank of cloud developed low down so we didn't see the sun actually set but, before it went behind the cloud, the colours were spectacular across the water, varying from golden to deep cyan. Not the best shots technically but it gives an idea of colours.

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Welney Lady Fen

Welney Wildfowl Trust reserve only has the main hide and part of Lady Fen open due to flooding but we had a very enjoyable day there including a walk in the afternoon on Lady fen watching Cattle Egrets, Hares, Hares, Roe Deer and Tree Sparrows. The final image sums up the habitat and abundance of birdlife. The black bones showing through the feathers of the Cattle Egret in two of the images interested me.

Ann Miles Photography - My Favourite Images of the Past10 years or so