10-11 November 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Gadwall, partially albino Carrion Crow, Goldcrests

Dull, very overcast.

I saw the Carrion Crow with the white wing flashes again this morning from the road.  It only seems to be around when the weather is really overcast, and is always difficult to photograph through the trees. However, I managed a slightly better shot than last time. A few Teal were on the reserve, and two Goldcrests fed in trees by the Pavilion spit.  I'd been messing with my camera settings, so was really struggling to get it to focus, but hadn't realised why.

A Gadwall has been on the reserve, but has been quite elusive. I managed to see it very briefly yesterday, but only got a really bad photo before it moved into cover.

Gadwall, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 10000 (view full size image)

Carrion Crow, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 10000 (view full size image)

Goldcrest, 1/50 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 400