We've had more misty goodness lately, as the settled weather continued across the South East of England. On Saturday, I headed to the ponds. It was still relatively dark, and the waning crescent moon was setting in a very photogenic location. I took a similar shot to this that I shared on a previous post, but this is a much better image. The water is calmer here, the moon located in a more pleasing position for this location, the sky is more interesting, and there is more mist.
Waning Moonset
The tripod didn't need to be moved very far, to get a lovely view for sunrise. There was enough mist and high cloud to render a very pretty, pastel sky.
Sunrise
I was really hoping that the mist would filter into some of the wooded areas, but they all remained mist free. I haven't taken any woodland images for a few months, and it's one of my favourite things to photograph.
Once the sun was up, I fished my 80-400mm lens out of my bag, (the novelty of owning this lens will take a while to wear off!) and wandered back to the gate, keeping my eye out for some deer....
Incoming Jackdaw
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There are lots of jackdaws living in the park. They LOVE to land on the deer and nibble at their fur and antlers. I am assuming that the deer probably have a few fleas, and other tasty morsels living on their fur, for the birds to eat. The deer tolerate it to a degree, but the birds often end up being shooed off by their host.
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