Three more birds

[billtils]

Spent the day at Caerlaverock Wetland Centre yesterday. Here are three from the day:


First one is of a few of the thousands of Barnacle Geese that were there, taking off from the edge of a flock.





Whooper swans are also there in abundance. This is a late evening shot of a pair in transit from one pond to another - a daily ritual.





There are lots of non-aquatic small birds there too, and the robin was irresistible:

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[lovelife65]

Beautiful birds, nicely captured.

We have thousands of snow geese and trumpeter swans in the valley now. once weather cooperates i will go see if I can capture any of them. they gather by the thousands in the fields that are spread with corn in the winter.

[mugge]

Nicely done.
Cheers Ole

[JohnRostron]

Three nice shots. I think #2 is my favourite. There is a curious something to the right of the Robin's tail in #3. It is probably an out-of-focus branch, but it is distracting.

John

[billtils]

Ole: Thanks
John: Thanks and yes there is and it is. I managed half a dozen or so robin shots on the day and liked the "red breast" feathers in this one the best.

[Ziggy]

Nice series Bill. Maybe tone down the bright areas in the background and add a little pop to the bird might might make it stand out a little more.

Just my humble opinion.

[billtils]

It is probably an out-of-focus branch, but it is distracting.

John, I had a look at another shot taken just before this one and it's one of the tail feathers, on the side that was catching the afternoon sun. The "curious" is a result of where the bird's right leg is positioned.

[billtils]

Thanks Jim. Yes that would improve things, but still have the tail feather/leg oddity to deal with

[Jim A]

Enjoyed the series, bill. Nothing to add to most of the pertinent comments above. Thanks for sharing.