whooper swan

One of many, many shots I took of the Hogganfield loch Whoopers. This one found my hat quite amusing obviously.

Presumably proud parents with new offspring.

An adult with one nearly adult.

I decided to be more adventurous this year for my New Year's Day expedition and drove the 130 miles up to Martin Mere. Very easy as there was no traffic. (160 coming back if you loose the way to the Motorway!) Mostly Whooper Swans, as shown, but a good start to the year. Tree Sparrows were...

Here is the first of a series of super whooper swans taken at the weekend, hope you all like it.

I had a super time taking pics of whooper swans over the weekend, but these proved a real challenge to get the exposure right with the light behind and I have binned lots that were no good.

It was a real pity that there were elements of broken ice to slightly spoil the theme.

http://www.tomcharles-photography.co.uk/whooper_swan.htm

As the the day light turned to evening I managed to get some really nice lighting with the sun dropping through the sky, giving these swans a reflection in the icy water.

This is one of the pair on the last photo and flew over me so close that I felt like I could just reach out as went over me.

Well I decided to get out and face the sub zero temperatures and give the new 50D a run out. Not being able to feel my hands most of the time I did grab a few nice shots.

Single wintering bird at local patch

just hitting the right spot. I am sure we have all exprienced that certain scratch in the right spot. Just like scrarching your doggy's tum, behind the ear of your cat or the back of your parrot's head. There is always that certain pleasure associated with the practise. Remember Jungle Book and...

A little family group

A visit to Norfolk is not complete without a day at Welney. Here are two Whooper cygnets. The one bad thing about the main Welney hide is the windows, so these are photographed through glass.