I visited Welney Wildfowl Trust on Tuesday - the water level is very high and much of the water is frozen. Because of the deep water, there were very few swans feeding on the reserve but plenty of ducks - mallard, pochard,widgeon,gadwall,tufted and pintail were all present.
The Mute swan posed beautifully in front of the notice that reads Winter Wonderland.
One of the Mute Swans spent a lot of time showing off his exquisite feathers. I thought the pair with ice worked well as a monochrome. It almost looks as if the swan has broken off from the ice shelf as the wing sculpturing matches the edge of the ice.
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The Mallards looked puzzled by the ice while the Whooper swans just felt at home as it must be very like their breeding grounds in Spring in Iceland
Woburn Safari Park did not open the drive through part till around lunchtime as it was too foggy for the Rangers to see the gates and any animals that might be attempting a breakout with the cars.
Here is another view taken at Wimpole when there was a heavy snowstorm just as the sun was setting.
A couple of images from the recent cold spell when the garden seed heads proved very popular with goldfinches and blue tits. The images were taken in poor light and through the double glazing but I like the muted colours and backgrounds.
The frozen water was an almost pure cyan colour. The sky at this stage was grey as there was still high level fog.
A little later the fog lifted and there were glimpses of the sun. I changed to the 15mm fish eye as I kn ow it will shoot direct into the sun with no appreciable flare.
The sky cleared for a time but the light was a pastel orange. This is my favourite (well so far!)
