Wicken Fen in Soft light

Perfect weather for getting the feel of Fenland in winter with the Konig Ponies and Roe Deer blending so well with the soft colours while the Marsh Harrier looked very much at home quartering the reeds. Unfortunately there was a definite lack of close birds and the hoped for Owls and other predators did not fly for us. However, the RPS Nature Group members  and Paxton volunteers were great company for the day.

Wicken Fen with RPS Nature Group

A dull grey day on Saturday made photography difficult with high iso requiring noise reduction. The star was definitely the Little Owl pair. It was also good to see a tree creeper and, of course, the roe Deer and Konig ponies.

Monochrome at Wicken

 The very contrasty light and the predominance of orange insects against green backgrounds produce very striking monochromes. All except the butterfly are done just with Raw converter but will perfect in Silver Efex at some stage and repost some.

Wicken Fen

Went to Wicken early to see if any Hobbies up catching the emerging dragonflies. No Hobbies but very acrobatic Black-Headed Gulls after the mayflies in the reeds.