Welney Insects after a Rain Shower 1.

There were a few showers around on Wednesday at Welney and this seemed to encourage the insects to come out in the open. Lots of flies, Ladybirds, Plant bugs etc provided material for the lens. We also spent a considerable time trying to photograph the House Martins coming in and out of their nests.

 

Welney Ducks

After the wonderful sunrise, the rest of the day was fairly dull weatherwise but there was plenty of duck activity to keep us amused. Here Pochards, Tufted ducks and Mallard competing for space especially at the feed times and, far in the distance, my favourite ducks, the Pintails

Welney Dawn to Dusk

I had planned to record the landscape during our full day at Welney on Saturday but never expected quite such a range of colours. It would have been completed by a great sunset but, by then, the cloud had rolled in and the last image of the swans flying in was in almost total darkness.

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