A WALK ON THE WILDSIDE---PAUL FOSTER

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Friday 9 October 2009

EGRETS AND SHANKS
















With the forecast good and a few days off work,I decided on a trip to Leighton moss to see if I could get some decent wader shots.There`s always plenty of Redshank present at this time of year with the added bonus of a Greenshank or a Spotted Redshank on the cards.
I wasn`t to be dissapointed as both these waders were present !They were within reasonable distance to the hide I was in and I managed a couple of shots with the camera.Also present were considerable nos of Little Egret, 58 total,plus 1 Great Egret which was away in the distance, but still caused considerable excitement amongst the many birders there!
The Egrets were also very obliging for the camera and I enjoyed my time watching them chase around the shallows in pursuit of small fish.In fact they worked as a team, coralling the shoals into the margins where they picked them off at leisure.
Later,after some lunch, I headed for the other hides on the reserve in the hope of catching some more interesting subjects to photograph.I`ll tell you how I got on in my next blog!!!!!!!!!!

1 comment:

  1. Paul.Good to see you today. Nice action shots of the egrets. Spot Red and Greenshank also, and all shots spot on. Looks like you had excellent light also at Eric Morecambe.Look forward to next installment from Griesdale Hide.

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