Psilos Bird Journal
Tuesday March 4th 2008
     
"A sunny passion" page 3
 
It would seem today that I am to be u npopular amongst the birders of Martinmere. Arriving at the hide the birders were all huddled behind glass, protected from the wind watching the birds. In I walk select the cornor position and throw open the windows. In roars a wind that would make Siberia proud and the birders grumble into their flasks of soup. Now I have some very different backdrops and there are swans flying backwards and forwards everywhere.
     

 


 
The Whoopers were magnificent all afternoon and I was pleased with my flight shots. Heading home I turned to see one last swan approach. Low and silently he glided in towards me. I turned, fired off three frames and turned back again heading for home. The swans will soon be heading home too and maybe today was one of the last days I would get to photograph them until next season.