Stodmarsh 27.8.17

What a great morning no wind plenty of sun and mist !
Cobwebs full of drops of moisture always look good reminds me when I collected them with a twig bent round like a bat when I was a kid.

One thing about hot days is heat haze the further you are away from your subject the worse it gets, so trying to get tac sharp shots on hot days is a no no, cold winter days are way better for image sharpness.

I decided to walk through from the Grove end to the Marsh hide as I don't tend to visit that hide very often, very little bird activity on the way through but I did get these nice early shots.

 Canon 5dmk4 500mm 1\160th f10 iso800

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Finally arrived at the hide, there was a Blue Tit in the bushes outside the hide.

  Canon 5dmk4 500mm 1\800th f7 iso500

Quite a lot of activity, waders galore Green shank, Snipe, Ruff, Common, Green and a Wood Sandpiper, had a visit from a female Kingfisher, she perched and then went on a hovering spree finally diving but coming back to the perch with nothing for her efforts, unfortunately she was just too far away for any good shots.

 Canon 5dmk4 500mm 1\1250th f7 iso500 

A bunch of Greylag Geese dropped in, bang goes peace and quiet ! then a Marsh Harrier decided to land and have a drink which put the fear of Christ up the waders who scattered to all points of the compass !

  Canon 5dmk4 500mm 1\2000th f6.3 iso1600 +1ev

  Canon 5dmk4 500mm 1\160th f11 iso200

Canon 5dmk4 500mm 1\160th f11 iso200

The Koniks are still there doing a grand job of keeping the vegetation down, got to love these ponies hard as nails !

 Canon 5dmk4 500mm 1\500th f11 iso800

There was also a lot of these guys whizzing about too I think and correct me if I am wrong it is an Emperor Dragonfly

Canon 5dmk4 500mm 1\2000th f5.6 iso1600

The walk back towards  Grove Ferry was largely uneventful I did hear an see some Bearded Tits but was not able to get any pictures as they were to low down in the reeds.