Brent Geese in Flight

Taken yesterday morning during a good long walk around Farlington Marshes, a nature reserve near Portsmouth, with a good friend.

Although it was sunny, it was very cold and the wind was ferocious. We mostly saw geese and ducks. We did see a Kestrel out hunting, and I tried several shots, but it was too far away and my photos were all out of focus.

The marshes were quite boggy and wet and I got home covered in mud. A good morning out though and I'm still feeling the effects :-)

I was using my 100-400mm zoom lens. I had been thinking of selling it due to finding it difficult to get good results, but I've decided to keep it for a while and keep practicing.