Ashworth Moor - 20.8.19
With Autumn migration underway the local moorland reservoir often attracts groups of passage migrants through the area mostly of the common variety but occasional something more unusual, but I'm more interested in photography rather than birding so this morning I'm trying for images of the Pied Wagtails that can be found along the reservoir boundary road walls.
I've had varied success getting close to birds at this location...portable hide...they never seem to come near....stealth mode.....no chance....so its usually plan "A"...stay in the car and wait. How plan "A" works....park up and scan the road wall where the wagtails flit between the wall turrets, slowly moving the car forward and with luck getting within range before the birds get fed up with my antics and disappear back over the wall...but you've got to be quick !
It's an early grey morning up on the moors a bit challenging for the f11 on 700mm I like to use to ensure the depth of field gets all in focus, a mixed group of adults and juveniles Pied Wagtails are flitting along the path and boundary wall feasting on insects...its going to be a waiting game, when the birds do come near a passing farm vehicle scatters the birds back onto the fields....doh !
After some three hours it's all gone a little quite but happy I've managed to get some usable images already on the card, the only problem being I can't review the images as Apple has sent my computer to the repair centre in Czechoslovakia for repair....didn't I mention that, well that's another story.
Happy birding......
I've had varied success getting close to birds at this location...portable hide...they never seem to come near....stealth mode.....no chance....so its usually plan "A"...stay in the car and wait. How plan "A" works....park up and scan the road wall where the wagtails flit between the wall turrets, slowly moving the car forward and with luck getting within range before the birds get fed up with my antics and disappear back over the wall...but you've got to be quick !
It's an early grey morning up on the moors a bit challenging for the f11 on 700mm I like to use to ensure the depth of field gets all in focus, a mixed group of adults and juveniles Pied Wagtails are flitting along the path and boundary wall feasting on insects...its going to be a waiting game, when the birds do come near a passing farm vehicle scatters the birds back onto the fields....doh !
After some three hours it's all gone a little quite but happy I've managed to get some usable images already on the card, the only problem being I can't review the images as Apple has sent my computer to the repair centre in Czechoslovakia for repair....didn't I mention that, well that's another story.
Happy birding......
Pied Wagtail
Something different.......a black & white close up image of a Pied wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Occasionally a few Meadow Pipits follow the wagtails around but are even more skittish trying to get any images.
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