Adrian Dancy
Black-necked Grebe 9P1A4361a
Ivan Ellison and myself visited St Aiden's RSPB Reserve. The reserve is large and the RSPB have only been managing the site for about a year. The habitat is glorious and the cacophony of bird sound is wonderful especially with bitterns booming. I'm sure it will get better when the migrants have arrived. I have never had much luck photographing Black-necked Grebes, but on this occasion, with the aid of a 2X tele-converter I was able to get full framers. Sadly I had turned up at the wrong time since the light was dull and when the sun came out for very brief periods it was high and behind the bird which is the worst sunlight there is for photography. I will visit the site again despite some of the short comings which I think over time will improve.
Black-necked Grebe 9P1A4361a
Ivan Ellison and myself visited St Aiden's RSPB Reserve. The reserve is large and the RSPB have only been managing the site for about a year. The habitat is glorious and the cacophony of bird sound is wonderful especially with bitterns booming. I'm sure it will get better when the migrants have arrived. I have never had much luck photographing Black-necked Grebes, but on this occasion, with the aid of a 2X tele-converter I was able to get full framers. Sadly I had turned up at the wrong time since the light was dull and when the sun came out for very brief periods it was high and behind the bird which is the worst sunlight there is for photography. I will visit the site again despite some of the short comings which I think over time will improve.