Revealed in the sun

This is the continuation from last week's blog.

After lunch I went to Greylake and that is where these images were taken.

Snipe are exceedingly well camouflaged and there have been occasions when I've had them under my nose and failed to spot them for ages.  They're quite a small bird - 23-28cm long including a bill that is c7cm.  On this occasion they were more obliging and some were in (relatively) plain view in the December afternoon sunshine.  Some of the images have been manipulated a little to help the bird stand out better from its background.

Also present:

Shoveler  ♂

Lapwing

Wigeon

... and in the car park on the way out of the reserve:

Reed Bunting  ♀

(No sign of any males!)

Verdict:  a good day out.

Simple start

A Happy New Year to you all!

The images were captured last month on the Somerset Levels.

First, at Ham Wall RSPB reserve:

Mute Swan on Glastonbury Canal (in rain)

Gadwall  ♀

Gadwall  ♂

Then at Shapwick Heath:

Canada Goose

Kingfisher  ♀

Bored already?

(a Cormorant flew over)

Got one!

... and another

She was aware of my presence, but seemingly unconcerned.  I left before she did.  (I never thought I'd ever be saying/writing that.)  When I left I'd been photographing her for 50 minutes, during which time she never left the scene.  She simply flitted between different perches.  Lucky me.

After my lunch at Eco-Friendly Bites, Avalon Centre, I went to Greylake where some Snipe were almost as obliging.  Watch this space.