Evening Life
09th September 2011
In: News and Updates
The last couple of days have been pretty calm and quiet up here, which is lovely. The weather has turned back to being lovely and hot and sunny, and the evenings have been really still, which has made for some nice conditions for photographing the life.
A pied wagtail silhouetted against the pier
I'm sure there are still a lot of birds around that I haven't seen yet, and pretty much every day I'm finding something new! Last night, I managed a quick shot of a young corn bunting (I believe) before it got too spooked and flew off. My largest lens is a 300mm with 1.4x converter, so I tend not to spend too much time trying to catch the smaller birds as they're usually too quick or too far away. This one paused just long enough and just close enough for me though!
I believe this is a young corn bunting/
At the moment, there are a lot of young herring in the bay outside the labs, and they were splashing around at the surface a lot last night, which was lovely as it was so calm it was lovely to watch. We thought they were being hunted by something, but it turns out they were actually the ones doing the hunting, and were chasing small sandeels out of the water! It took a long time to get the photo I wanted, but I'm pretty pleased with the way this one's come out!
A herring hunting sandeels out the water
Anyway, I'm off to get some food from town and will be back later this evening to see what else I can find to shoot!
A pied wagtail silhouetted against the pier
I'm sure there are still a lot of birds around that I haven't seen yet, and pretty much every day I'm finding something new! Last night, I managed a quick shot of a young corn bunting (I believe) before it got too spooked and flew off. My largest lens is a 300mm with 1.4x converter, so I tend not to spend too much time trying to catch the smaller birds as they're usually too quick or too far away. This one paused just long enough and just close enough for me though!
I believe this is a young corn bunting/
At the moment, there are a lot of young herring in the bay outside the labs, and they were splashing around at the surface a lot last night, which was lovely as it was so calm it was lovely to watch. We thought they were being hunted by something, but it turns out they were actually the ones doing the hunting, and were chasing small sandeels out of the water! It took a long time to get the photo I wanted, but I'm pretty pleased with the way this one's come out!
A herring hunting sandeels out the water
Anyway, I'm off to get some food from town and will be back later this evening to see what else I can find to shoot!
Comments
By Gill N: I love the herring photo! Magical Zan. G xx By Chris Carrera: Love the herring shot. nice timing.