More pics from the Axe

I'm determined to keep up this spree of regular blog posts! Here's some pics from this evening. Pretty dark for all of them (between 19:30 and 20:20 and VERY dull and cloudy) but they look 'daylight-ish' because I know what I'm doing with a camera. I went primarily to see the Barn Owl which appears regularly near Black Hole Marsh but it didn't show... better luck next time hopefully.

The lower 3 pics were taken over the weekend in slightly less dull conditions. I confess to a high level of desperation when I took the Gull pic; there was nothing of interest about and I was determined to take some more BIF shots with my new lens. I'm quite pleased with how it came out considering it was dull (mildly preferable to harsh back-lighting mind you). Now all that needs to happen is for an Osprey to do a similar pass, with two 12 inch Mullet dangling helplessly from the bird's talons... Hey, what's wrong with a bit of fantasising occasionally eh?!