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Saturday 19 March 2011

Cley, Kelling, Sun and Supermoon!

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Today was definately the most beautiful day of the year so far. Frosty start with blue skies and sunshine the whole day ending with the Supermoon which only occurs every 18 years!!!

Jobs in the morning.

Arrived at Walsey Hills NOA to join Pete S. and also bumped into John F. John was in full verse, as usual! Spent ages here photographing Lizards basking in the glorious sunshine, a very bright greenfinch sitting on a telegraph wire and Sand Wasps scurrying about. Cettis Warbler singing and usual hedge sparrows, long tailed tits.

Greenfinch, Walsey Hills NOA.




Common Lizard.


Courtship?


Common Lizard eying me up!


Common Lizards, Walsey Hills NOA.


Sleepy Dragon, Walsey Hills NOA.


Common Lizard, basking in the sunshine, Walsey Hills NOA.


Went to Kelling Water Meadows with John and Pete to find a Rustic Bunting. Beautiful light here, but no rustic bunting! On the pool there were several Mute Swans, Teal, Gadwall, Mallard, Shelduck. Egyptian Geese on the marsh and a coloured ringed Stonechat (red and a white ring) sitting on a large bramble near the sea wall. Pete and John left when we reached the sea wall as they wanted to watch Rugby! I stayed and took more pictures and meandered back to the car slowly. Saw a barn owl on the way back. Beautiful sunset this evening.

Celandine, Kelling Water Meadows.



Stonechat - Colour ringed, Kelling Quags NOA.



Mute Swans, Kelling Water Meadows.



Light Aircraft over Kelling.






Waves at Kelling.


Sunset, Kelling Water Meadows.


Followed the coast road back and stopped at Holkham in a farm gateway to take pictures of the incredibly orange and beautiful 'Supermoon'. I noticed there were other photographers doing exactly the same thing. Visited parents and went home.


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Taken at 1/800 Shutter Priority, F4, ISO 3200, Tripod.


Taken at 1/800 Shutter Priority, F4, ISO 3200, Handheld.


Taken at 1/8000 Shutter Priority, F4, ISO 3200, Tripod.

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