Thursday 19 December 2013

Birds at Bembridge, I.O.W.

This post starts Eileen's 3rd days birding and we decided to go to Bembridge, I.O.W.  I have done a bit of experimenting with some of the shots.
 
 
Mallard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tufted Duck
 
 
There were about 16 long tailed Tits flying between trees but the light was in the wrong quarter to get a descent shot.
 
 
Coot
 
 
This was an old rusty disused boat house.  I liked the reflections.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
These Pochard were quite a distance away and neither of us could get a closer shot than this.
 

 

I hope you enjoyed this post.
 
Thank you for visiting today and for those that left comments.

18 comments:

  1. Love the Mallard. That is an incredible green.
    And the reflections are simply lovely.

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  2. Great shots of the waterfowl. The mallards the reflections are lovely. Have a happy day, Margaret!

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  3. Very beautiful images. I liked the photo effects with the mallards.

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  4. I agree you've caught some gorgeous reflections -especially the boat house, shame it has been retired. I also like your photo experiments-gives the duck some speed.

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  5. These shots are lovely Margaret! I especially love your reflective ones of the boathouse on this saline lagoon. Also such a great shot right after the boathouse. Looks like a great spot for photography. Hope that you have a wonderful Christmaas and would love to hear about some of your traditions for the holidays!

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  6. Nice location there Margaret! I think I like the boathouse shots the best, as well as the one following them of the long waterway and grasses.

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  7. You caught those reflections wonderfully!

    Merry Christmas!

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  8. the reflections are really stellar, margaret! beautiful job!

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  9. agreed on the boat house, lovely images as is the following shot looking down through the reed beds, lovely!

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  10. A very beautiful area and you got some great reflections.

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  11. What a glorious area to bird!! Love the tufted ducks!!

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  12. Beautiful scenery in reflections, and you were quite keen to move that Mallard Duck around in different colours, ha ha.

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  13. The photos of the rusty old building and its reflections are spectacular.

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  14. The fourth picture down is the mallard I like the best. I learned something new today, the Saline Lagoons. The house, it looks like it is actually on the water! And I guess the rust is from the water washing up on it because the top does not look as bad as the bottom.

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  15. Beautiful images. Seeing the Mallard,makes me long for spring.

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  16. All are great photos! The boat house and it's reflections are fantastic.
    It looks like a great place to go exploring.

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  17. Beautiful shots, Margaret! I love the houseboat, too.

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  18. A very interesting post Margaret - love the reflections in the water :)

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