It was cold this morning, but I was out, back at the Wetland and Wildlife Trust reserve at Welney, which is just over the border from me in Norfolk.
It was cold. This is from the path towards the main building:
The ivy was ice encrusted:
The Ouse washes were both flooded and decidedly icy. The three ducks at the bottom of this short are from the pochard population to be found here at this time of the year:
Further out, there are a lot of bar-tailed godwits, standing on the ice as the opportunity to wade was being denied to them.
Looking north from the same spot, this was the scene:
Looking back at the main building from the Lady Fen, this was the view:
And there was wildlife. For those taking time to look, there are, I think, five roe deer in here, but if you look even harder, there are also three short-eared owls. One is sitting; the other two are hunting (midway up on the near right-hand side is the easiest to spot):
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Wonderful icy wetlands Richard. Great pictures.
One also tries to find beauty today walking in the frosty purlieus of the New River (1610) through the banal suburbs North of Enfield.
But its not quite the same. There may have been birds – even maybe the odd owl lurking near the playing fields – but they werent obvious – especially when crossing traffic river that is the old Ermine Street (A10)..
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder? That can be difficult.
I used the A10 to get to Welney. It changes as it goes further north…..
Oh it still looks beautiful what a lovely place you live in Thank you for posting this for us to look at and see the wonderful wildlife where you live!!
I am lucky.
And so few go to look.
As a Lincolnshire girl and with family when young in Wisbech and Stalham and holidays in Sheringham and Cromer, can’t express how absolutle beautiful your photos today are. Thank you.
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Beautiful atmospheric photos that capture the chill and stillness.
You inspired us to visit the area a couple of weeks ago and we were enchanted by what we found despite, but then also because, of it being so different from the hilly areas we usually seek. We are lucky that we have such a variety of landscape to explore on this island beyond the honeypots.
Beautiful atmospheric photos that capture the chill and stillness.
You inspired us to visit the area a couple of weeks ago and we were enchanted by what we found despite, but then also because, it being so different from the hilly landscapes we usually seek. We are lucky that we have such a variety of landscape to explore on this island beyond the honeypots.
Thanks, Ros. Glad you enjoyed it.
I’m originally from Bedford and my grandparents, on my mother side, from Gayton. I haven’t been back to the flatlands for many a year though. Thank you for the reminder of how beautiful they can be
It’s a weird landscape, but I have come to love it. Although I don’t mind visiting hills, I always like getting back.
The ivy is spectacular!
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It was.
I happen to be a fan of ivy.
I only managed to pick out two of the owls in the final picture. Then again, Santa did bring the typical set of “gifts” for a sixty-somtething.
Fading eyesight, along with: arthritis; extra sound effects when moving from the horizontal to the vertical; more spontaneous aches, for no apparent reason – those kind of things. 🙂
They are there, I promise. My wife found all three from the blog version. I checked my hunch in a photo editor – blowing this up to 300%. I realised there was one when I took the photo, targeting the deer. I realised the others were there afterwards. There are usually six there at present.