Saturday, 25 October 2014

Bums n' tums

I wanted to use a rather more common form of language for this post title but though better of it in case I upset someone! Wigeon are another favourite subject.  They have really appealing shapes, plus the drakes have a cracking colour combination. With their curves being in all the right places they're the Kim Kardashians of the bird world! Did I spell that properly? I don't watch the show so I wouldn't know! First attempts at these a few years ago were embarrassing, but now my wigeon do look like wigeon - most of the time. These fresh-in birds were part of a flock containing several eclipse males. The scene appealed because of the lovely chestnut plumage contrasting with the patches of short grass the birds were grazing.
Cheers
                                           Field sketches of wigeon, Old Moor, early September

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