The lighting was fantastic at Martin Mere, beautiful, warm, low light across the water and hundreds of swans. I took this shot as the feather detail in the light looked amazing.

This was one of the first photos I got on a day out with some friends at various bird and wildlife reserves in the North West of England. A good start to the day don’t you think? I did.

Ugly

Now, I am not an expert on birds so don’t actually know what this is, but it’s definitely an ugly looking bird, trying to do what it can with a bit of preening.