We’ve had a lot of cold, dank, foggy mornings along the Avon River lately. It must be cold as most of the duck population has taken to perching in trees while waiting for the day to warm up.
The weak winter sun tries to burn off the thick winter mist in the Avon Valley.
The mornings dew on a spider’s web. Avon Walk Trail, Western Australia.
Marangana or Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata).
Ngowonan or Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa).
Wayan or White Faced Heron (Ardea novaehollandiae) hunkered down against the cold.
This pair of Kaaka-baaka or Yellow-billed Spoonbills (Platalea flavipes) braved the cold and were wading in the river looking for food.
“Time I was off”. Ngowonan or Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa).
Overall I was actually quite impressed that my Olympus EM1x could find focus in these dark low contrast situations.
An eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) waiting patiently in the morning mist on the Avon River. York, Western Australia. Sony A7r with Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens. Exposure: 1/160 sec, f8 at ISO 400.
How the seasons have changed. It was the height of summer when I posted Tales From The River Bank and now we are at the end of autumn. We’ve had a lot of foggy mornings which always makes me think of Captain Mark Phillips the ex-husband of Princess Anne. Rumour has it that Prince Charles nicknamed him Foggy because he was thick and wet. Well the fog has certainly been thick and wet here lately.
The autumn mist on the Avon River in York, Western Australia. Olympus OMD EM-1 with OLYMPUS M.40-150mm F2.8 lens. Exposure: 1/160 sec, f8 at ISO 1600.
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