Psilos Bird Journal
Saturday November 17th 2007
     
"Quick the light is going"
 
Why is it that weather forecasts are only seem to get it right when it is for rain! Set off for Martinmere expecting bad weather today so when the sun was shining when I arrived I was thrilled! Added to that there were Pintails flying around in tight formations. Seeing rain clouds looming very close ont he horizon I got busy. Only once did the birds fly close enough for the shot I really wanted.
     

     


Alot of Pintails around today and some large groups down on the water all busying doing their courtship displays.

Most of the Pink footed geese seem to have gone south but there are still large numbers of Greylag around. Far more voacl than the Pink feet they make an almighty noise as they descend.
Half an hour was all I got. Then the rain clouds came over and sealed the fate for the rest of the day. During the afternoon there were plenty of opportunitites to photograph the Whooper swans in flight but the light was flat and totally uninspiring. Will just have to wait for the sun to shine again.