Far Ings 10-11-11

Had a few hour in the murky weather there, although the sun did show its face for a little while and the walk around was a pleasure. Just the usual birds around but I did have a great encounter with a Sparrowhawk - the bird came past me, made eye contact, then went above my head and lingered for just a little while so of course I photographed it :) Here are a couple of shots, there are more on my Flickr site (link opp)

WWT Photography Competition - votes please!!

I have recently entered a photograph in the WWT competition. The photograph was taken on my recent visit to Hungary and has been approved and entered into the "World Wetland" catergory of the competition. If you hover over the "more" link under the photograph title (Early Risers) there is a little piece of information explaining what the photo depicts which was a prerequisite when I sent it in. The photograph has been compressed on the site but can assure you that the original, larger photo is much better!! If anyone likes the shot and is kind enough to vote on my photo then that would be greatly appreciated :)
I shall be entering more photographs in later heats too!

The link is as follows - http://photo.wwt.org.uk/gallery/gallery/single/7982/

Normanby Hall CP 28-10-11

Enjoyed an autumnal jolly around the park in glorious sunny weather :) We had visited specifically to watch and photograph any Red Deer rutting but only found 2 Stags who showed no rutting behaviour and were relaxed, eating and laying down mostly! Still nice to see though. Lots of photos on my photography website (http://mandywest.zenfolio.com/) and on my Flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51013318@N06/)

Treecreepers, Jays, GS Woodpeckers, Jackdaws and Pied Wagtails were noted on our visit. The colours of Autumn were a joy to behold and many pictures on this on my Zenfolio site.