A Sparkling End to 2014
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| Christmas Eve sunset from Scratchbury Hill |
Happy New Year!
New Years Day is something of a damp and dreary affair here in Wiltshire, but the final fortnight of 2014 was blessed with dry, sunny weather with sharp, sparkling, frosty mornings. Perfect weather for winter walking and lovely light for photography.
The cold, frosty days have encouraged more songbirds into the garden to use the feeders and bird table, which has made for some great opportunities for photography.
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| Great Tit and Goldfinches |
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| Great Tit, Goldfinch and Sparrow (in flight). |
There are plenty of waterfowl on our wetland nature reserve, Langford Lakes, run by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Langford Lakes is a collection of lakes with birdwatching 'hides' located around the lakeshores and plenty of easily accessible information boards. On boxing day we were lucky enough to see ; Egrets, Great Crested Grebe, Ruddy Ducks, Coot, Moorhen and Mute Swans.
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| Swan coming in to land |
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| Great Crested Grebe |
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| Coot |
A year ago our part of the world was in the grip of floods, so this dry Festive Season has been a great source of relief! Here's hoping for a benign 2015!
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