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These are Pink-footed Geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) which breed in Iceland and Greenland, then fly to spend the winter in Britain. Britain supports about 85% of the global population each winter, and they occur mainly in four areas; East Scotland, the Solway, Lancashire and North Norfolk. The remaining global 15% are a separate population which breed in Svalbard and winter in the Low Countries. In winter they feed en masse on arable land and grassland. A favourite food is when a root crop fails through flooding and this is exactly what they are feeding on here. This is a failed potato crop and the field had thousands of geese feeding in it. The photograph was taken in lowland Lancashire. They make frequent movements between the wintering areas and I regularly see skeins flying over my house in the South Pennines as birds transit between Lancashire and Norfolk. I often hear them before I see them as they make constant contact calls, like small yapping dogs. Looking on Flickr there seem to be lots of flight shots and portrait shots, but not too many showing them en masse on the ground. The scientific name is Anser brachyrhynchus and translates as short-billed goose. On the front geese you can see their pink feet and the distinctive small, dark bills.
I've passed this truck on the way to work every day for a couple of years. Today I finally took a few minutes to park up and grab a couple of shots. It's not particularly easy to access; I had to climb through some undergrowth and stand in a ditch with my tripod. I then had to shoot through a hole in a fence. Perhaps it would have been easier to ask the farmer!
Camera:Nikon D80
Exposure:0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture:f/8.0
Focal Length:15 mm
ISO Speed:100
Lens: Sigma 15-30
Unfortunately the Flickr sharpening is too much this time. I think it made the rapeseed look too "sharp".
It is specially visible when you see the picture in small sizes.
Went for a walk through the Dorset countryside today.
Lovely weather to get out and about in, and with the #Yellow rape flowers all around, a chance to get back into the #FlickrFriday challenges.
it was such a misty day yesterday, giving great atmosphere i think to these latest shots. Everywhere was still and silent apart from the drone of the farmer's tractor in the fields.
I have been cursing these fields I drive past every day for weeks. I'm going to get a speeding ticket just trying to dodge the hayfever they induce within seconds. Dialled down the colour in the hopes it has a voodoo effect and tomorrow I can get to work with mascara intact.
Much of Malawi has been cultivated into farmland. These fields are for maize.
Astonishingly, these fields are all furrowed, sown, weeded, fertilized, and harvested by hand, with the most basic tools.
Much too hot to do much shooting outside, but this field of interesting green and white plants caught my eye - caught the bee's eyes too.
Field of Flowers
I was traveling some this past weekend and couldn't resist stopping here for a while to photograph this incredible field. It was near dusk on a very humid evening, so the mosquitoes were in full-force.
Hope you enjoy.
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This is the White field Nature reserve in the Brue Valley. It is a traditional hay meadow with a wonderful view of Glastonbury Tor It was bought by the ecologist Patrick Whitefield where he lived in a tipi for 25 years before transferring it to the Somerset Wildlife Trust.
Patrick Whitefield who died in February ( he changed his surname to the field) was a leading advocate of permaculture, he passionately believed in Nature as teacher. During his lifetime he wrote several books including the " Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture handbook for Britain.". and "Understanding the Ecology of Landscapes ",
. He was also a founding member of the Ecology Party which later became the Green Party I am sure he would be delighted that in the recent election Glastonbury voted in 7 Green Councillors and is for the first time a Green Town council.
This meadow is overflowing with golden flowers with a rich green tapestry of flowers to come, what a beautiful legacy to leave behind. He was indeed a man of innovation and vision, an inspiration to believe in your dreams for they might just contain a field of gold.
P>S I had to upload a smaller image as Flickr had a problem with uploading larger files.