This black swan from the collection of ornamental waterfowl on the boating lake at Cleethorpes joined the local mute swans for a fly-past this morning, while ....
.... out beyond the saltmarsh a little egret, a classic sailing ship and the wind turbines on the Yorkshire coast of the River Humber all had some wind in their sails, even if everything was shimmering in a heat-haze
Pete's comment on your egret photo was "that's wonderful. And they tell me global warming ain't happening" The last time he saw a 'cow bird' was in the Bahamas.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot.
On a camera note, further to our previous conversation, we're considering a micro system now rather than DSLR. Any tips?
Wow, fantastic shot of the Black Swan flying with Mutes. It's a puzzle why Black Swans have white flight feathers - far more usual to see white birds with black flight feathers, as the melanin makes the feathers stronger.
ReplyDeleteThe heat haze in the second pic creates a beautiful painterly effect.
That second shot is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHi snippa, Isn't it amazing how fast little egrets have colonised our shores. A wildlife success story. I've been using a Panasonic G2 micro four thirds camera for about a year (bargain in a sale - the G3 was about to supersede it) and I have to say it's a brilliant camera. I used it for these pictures, with a 45-200mm lens. Lighter and more compact that a DSLR with a very useful fold-out viewing screen, which is great for ground level shots of toadstools etc. I'm saving up to buy a macro lens for it.
ReplyDeleteHi Marianne, I hadn't realised they had white primaries until I saw this one in flight. There's a better heat-haze picture of the boat at http://www.flickr.com/photos/64611767@N08/7281783014/in/photostream
ReplyDeleteHi toffeeapple, it sailed into view just at the right moment!
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