One from the archives taken in Lancashire, England in the 1990s. I spent most of the day at Martin Mere Wetland Centre, a Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust nature reserve. There’s a selection of wooden hides (blinds) overlooking various areas of the reserve.
I made sure that I was in the most suitable hide as the sun was setting with the intention of shooting silhouettes of the wildfowl on the water. This male Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) appears to be staring at the lens although I suspect that it is a coincidence as the birds generally ignored the hides. I like the way the last light is catching the grey portion of the birds bill.
4 replies on “Being watched at sunset”
The light on the water is very nice too.
Thanks Graham. I was hoping for some nice ripples when I planned where to be at sunset.
Great pic… (especially with those sunset ripples)! 🙂
Thanks Tom. The ripples were nice, I took quite a few shots of various species that sunset.