I
got out of work early and scampered down to Ham Wall. Equipped with a fully charged new camera I
was ready to take some pro (ahem!) pictures.
Except there wasn't a lot about.
July is a time when most of the bird life takes a bit of a break. Hiding out quietly in trees or chilling in
the reeds.
So
I decided to focus (sorry!) on the bugs.
There were loads. Including a
pleasing number of butterflies.
and a friendly Soldier beetle...
After
getting to grips with the manual focus (a most welcome inclusion on the Fuji XS
1 and a big improvement over my last bridge camera) I decided to head to Walton
Heath and sat in the hide amongst the reeds.
A
tern put in a brief appearance but I was unable to replicate Andrews excellent
photo (see last entry). Partly down to
the variable light, a slowish auto focus and dare i say it a slight lack of
reaction time.
Nevertheless
a young Grebe posed quite nicely.
Time
was ticking so i headed back only to be distracted by a Damselfly. They are rather dainty and look magnificent
sat in the reeds. As I photographed it,
he casually rose from his perch, plucked a nearby aphid, shoved it in his
mandibles and settled down to eat his prize.
Fantastic!
Scoffing an aphid.
All
in all a good macro session. Now I need
to get some more birds!
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