What have you seen

If you ask my wife about my capability's with technology, she will run me down something rotten...'he can't read instructions(true), doesn't read manuals until he's stuck'.

These days I always use AV...why?  I went on a days photographic workshop on the RSPB Havergate island, just to pick the professionals brain on settings for wildlife....only thing I picked up was AV is the best setting.  The fact that you can change aperture with the rotating thumbwheel by the shutter button is useful.

I never knew you could lighten or darken photos with the exposure compensation until I was bemoaning about Barn owls in bright sunlight to another chap and he said, 'see that setting, move it this way and the flaring will be reduced'

I have wifi on my camera, never had a clue what it did until my son showed me.

As I said before, I have worked out some settings that work for me and I can usually get something that I am pleased with.

20 questions on photography.......no chance.

If someone at my camera club has a problem concerning photography...they do not come to me, enough said.

Keep your eyes out for the waxwings...we did notice that they often flew off, only to return a short while later.

I have just thought of something that I am a master at, not many people better at this than me.......sitting quietly in a hedge or bush and just waiting...waiting and waiting...til something comes along.

Thats what we all do really, stick it on AV think of a number between 2.8 and 22 press the button, job done.

Not sure about perching in a bush though

I can also sit for hours waiting for a glimpse.  Most of the time it's a matter of luck by being in the right place at the right time.  Off to Hampshire this weekend so will be interesting to see what's about

Anywhere in particular?

Well, would you believe it, having just told you about the Marsh harriers with green tag's, I had some outstanding news yesterday.

I reported seeing TA to Phil Littler, the man who does the tagging and last night he replied to thank me.  He then told me that Marsh harrier DZ has been seen again....in Spain, Elbro delta....fit and well!  I've not seen DZ this year and I now know why.

I have seen this bird many times over the past couple of years and became quite attached to it.  I would report the bird with...'DZ, again'!

DZ has quite dark area's around the eyes and it did really stand out...looked quite menacing at times.

The picture with the blue sky is DZ in Spain.  Portugal, now Spain these birds do get around.

What on earth is happening to this website, my pictures have disappeared.

These are the pictures that appear to have gone missing from the above posting.

As I said, blue sky is Spain.

We could do with some of that blue sky over here, greylag. Not much chance that though according to the weather forecast!

Drove passed Breydon Water this morning when the tide was out.  There were tens of thousands of birds on the mudbanks, fantastic sight

Woke up to a ray of sunshine this morning and hoped to make it to see the Waxwing. This was cut short by a very large Heron stood gazing longingly into my Koi pond. I usually like to see these, but not today, so spent the morning netting off the pond for the first time in twenty years.

Waxwing this afternoon if they are still around.

Sunshine...what's that?