Herons are the easiest of birds to photograph as they're large and have a habit of standing still for long periods of time and often will let you get very close.
So, today I captured these photos of a grumpy looking juvenile grey heron at Musselburgh Boating Pond.
Meanwhile I was delighted to for the second week in a row have a wonderfully close up view of a
surf scoter. This duck, though rare, is a regular visitor to Musselburgh at this time of year, but normally, the best view you can get is when a birdwatcher with a very powerful telescope offers you a view and the scoter is still just a black dot in the distance! This year however, the surf scoter is boldly coming quite close to the sea wall and today circled on the water to give me a full view of its plumage. Too far away for my camera unfortunately but well within range of my binoculars!
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Meanwhile, for those of you who have seen the film You've Been Trumped Too (see my review
here)
here's a link to the article about how the people in that film reacted to the news of Donald Trump being elected as president of the USA. I don't think his election is at all good news for the environment.
He's wound his neck in!
ReplyDeleteI still haven't got a shot of a good one...they never let me get that close, and always fly off at the sight of a camera.
I love taking photos of these birds.. I have so many shots from so many different travels and locations.. they are just so stately! <3 - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
ReplyDeleteTotal shock here. Still trying to get a straight head and be ready to move forward.
ReplyDeleteThe US does a good job of allowing our President - despite any hard feelings and misgivings - to do the job with what ever support we can muster - and we will I suspect.
But there are many things Mr. Trump said only he could fix that will be kept well in the spotlight and hopefully all will work out in the long run.
One can deny our environmental problems - but they are still there and will get worse unless addressed. I think those will become somewhat of a thorn for Mr. Trump as he is pretty regularly reminded of them.
These are good shots ... I don't think he looks too grumpy!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan