Friday 4 January 2008

Goosanders, Aylestone Meadows


What a miserable day! Despite a fairly extensive check of the area, the weather has beaten me today. There's nothing worse than having to constantly wipe condensation of your optics. It's also very poor for photography but as I'd located some Goosander including some spanking males I thought I may as well have a go anyway. There are at least six around at the moment but they are moving around both sections of the meadows so it's a matter of pot luck. This pair, the male is stunningly pink below believe it or not, together with a Pochard, were photographed on the River Biam this morning. Apologies for the poor quality, ISO 800 due to the light, so it's very grainy but I'll have another go when conditions improve.

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