Death of a Vole
March 26, 2012
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21st March 2012
While at the Carlton with absolutely nothing on the pond in front, a Grey Heron arrived, and did what Herons do a lot of the time, not a lot.
When all of a sudden, I noticed it had caught something.
Another of the two hundred Water Voles released at Brandon last year, meets a sticky end.
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Carlton , Kestrel
March 26, 2012
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11th March 2012
There are a pair of Kestrels nesting near the Carlton Hide, at Brandon Marsh, below a couple of images I have managed to get from the hide.
All a little bit to far away, and the small windows in the hide, means you have to be something of a contortionist to get the lens at the right angle to get the hovering shots.
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Draycote Pipits, and Brandon Ducks
March 12, 2012
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March 10th 2012
Kay, and I decided to visit Draycote Water just down the road for us, and often the source for some interesting sightings.
However, not today we saw little on our brief visit, but there was a small flock of Meadow Pipits, and I managed a couple of nice images.
Leaving the Pipits in peace, they get enough disturbance, withou...
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More Ducks
March 06, 2012
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Saturday 3rd March 2012
Again taken from the John Baldwin Hide at Brandon, Tufted Ducks have a good wash as they do.
I find I enjoy this kind of photography far more than standard portrait images, it is becoming increasingly important to me to capture behaviour.
Also I am finding this a far more satisfactory way of posting my images, than...
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Three hours at Brandon
March 03, 2012
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3rd March 2012
While Kay headed straight for the cafe I took a brief walk round Brandon, and then with a few hours of light left I settled in the John Baldwin hide, to see if I could photograph the Great Crested Grebes.
The Grebes stayed out of range but the male Goldeneye was less shy once the hide became less crowded.
Annoyingly however he d...
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