Saturday, 14 February 2026

20260214 Eurasian Black Scoter, Burham Overy Staithe

 

20260214 Red Deer
Bintree Mill farmed herd.

20260214 E Black Scoter
Pale and extensive belly patch therefore a 1st winter Female bird.
Actively diving for molluscs in channel, not exactly moribund but has lost her flock...

20260214 E Black Scoter
Note yellow within nostril and along cutting edges mirroring males bill.

20260214 Little Egret
Burnham Overy Staithe channel

20260114 E Black Scoter

20260214 Pink-footed Goose
Patterns in edging.

20260214 Barn Owl

20260214 Barn Owl


Sunday, 8 February 2026

20260208 Eurasian Teal & Mute Swan, Cley Marshes

 

20260108 Eurasian Teal
After Simon d'Etremont
but not back lit and no background gradients....
Watch all vids as very comprehensive.

20260208 Mute Swan
Still afternoon haze.
1680mm, -0.3EV exposure comp.

20260208 Marsh Harrier
Mature female onto favoured bush.

20260208 Eurasian Teal
Background selection and blue cast added to further enhance subject pop....?
cf above.

20260208 Simmonds Scrape
18mm, HDR1.


Saturday, 7 February 2026

20260207 Great White Egret & Grey Wagtail, Bintree Mill

 

20200207 Grey Wagtail
Below bridge and close, Big Black hastily pulled back to 626mm equiv...
 F6.3, depth of field on head, breast and mantle.
Colour Bokeh!

20260207 GW Egret
No Black-bellied Dipper... but reflection ops abound.
The road here seems to be lower than the surrounding water levels, so ops for low level shots.

20260207 GW Egret
Foot stirring technique. 

20260207 Culvert with White Railings
HDR1 shot, gives detail in the near shadows, but is this unreal...?
Excellent blue sky results, but the green grass goes blue also...
9-18mm used.

20260207 WR Culvert 
HDR1 shot, with straight forward de-processing applied to aid realism...
Surely a better angle also?