Crosby Marine Lake - 19.12.2023
Over the last few days images have started to appear on the interweb of a Black-throated Diver that's turned up a few days back on Crosby Marine Lake, some of the images looking rather good so my thinking is I must make the trip.
The marine lake being rather large is generally not suited to photograph especially if the diver remains somewhere out in the middle, if that's the case there's no chance getting an image, but wait, the diver has a preference to fish no more than twenty meters out along the carpark side of the lake, sounds like I have a plan !
The weather currently can only be described as grim and no chance of getting out so I'm keeping an eye on a suitable opportunity to make a trip worth while, and today seems like the day. Arriving around 9.30am it's raining, grey the light poor so I forget getting the camera gear out and just grab the bins to try and locate the diver. After some searching I've worked my way round the other side of the boat house and meet a birder scanning the lake with a scope, alway stand next to a bird, they are great "spotters" ! he's located the diver and as we chat the diver pops up in front of us no more than twenty meters out, time to grab the camera gear and get to work.
Over the next few hours the diver seems to circulate along the lake edge, then out then out into the middle and back again, It's just a case of waiting for the diver to return to my location. With improving light and occasional appearance of that big red ball in the sky the conditions improve managing some images, the light is still challenging with plenty of white or grey water, the choice of either not so appealing to make a decent image.
Glad to have made the trip not having not been out for a few weeks seeing also several familiar faces that's a feature of this small photo community. The diver now back in the middle of the lake and the light poor it's time to call time and head home, but I am looking forward to getting my shirt off and some warm Spanish sun in the next few weeks to offset what seems like weeks of "bad" weather.
Until the next time, have a good Xmas.
Black-throated Diver
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