{"id":89632,"date":"2026-02-01T08:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=89632"},"modified":"2026-02-01T08:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:20:47","slug":"reflections-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/02\/01\/reflections-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was at Welney yesterday with both Jacqueline and Tom, our son and our videographer.<\/p>\n

I did not take a camera. He did. These are his shots. This is a female kestrel, eying the scene:<\/p>\n

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It was not long before she was in action, like this:<\/p>\n

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And then this:<\/p>\n

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More sedately, there is this Whooper swan cygnet, coming in to land:<\/p>\n

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I was out in Ely in the afternoon. These are iPhone shots. First, the later afternoon sun over the site of Ely Castle (long gone, but near the Cathedral):<\/p>\n

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And then, my swan of the day, a mute swan on the Great Ouse. The reflection is of the railings of the bridge above it. I concentrated on them. My regret is that I cut off the reflection of the swan's head. You live and learn when taking photos. There is always next time to try to get it right:<\/p>\n

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