Birds

An Egyptian Goose has been present on the lake for several days now and is providing an excellent opportunity for bird photographers to practice their techniques in a comfortable setting – hot drinks close by at the cafe!

On our recent visit photographic equipment in use included several extreme telephoto lenses mounted on tripods, one digiscoping (a camera clamped to a telescope) and a broad range of smaller hand held zoom lenses.

This shot was taken using an EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Canon lens which is my favourite general purpose lens for wildlife.

Insight into Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus): not native to the UK it was originally introduced into waterfowl collections from Africa. It is now a breeding resident in parts of southern England, in particular, Norfolk.