13 NOVEMBER - AUTUMN TINTS ALONG and OTHER THINGS THE STORT

It was a sunny but cold morning, with a pristine, cloudless blue sky - the sort of favourable conditions for some Autumnal photography. So, off I went, leaving the house just shy of 0915 hrs, with the aim of walking along the Stort Navigation down to Twyford Lock, then possibly as far down as Thorley Wash.

The weather forecast for our area stated that there would be some foggy conditions at first, which was what I’d hoped to find, but in fact there was absolutely no fog - or even mist - so, there was unlikely to be any interesting atmospheric conditions for photography; which was slightly disappointing. But I needed the exercise, so I trundled on, nevertheless.

Something was obvious right from the outset however - a distinct lack of birdlife along the river. Through the morning, a few Moorhens and Mallards; Carrions Crows and Jackdaws; good numbers of Blue Tits, and a few Great Tits; a lone Robin and a single Pied Wagtail - and that was about it; a tad unusual, but maybe the riverine birdlife would improve through the winter months. So, I was left to try and make the best of any opportunities for landscape photography, given the beautiful Autumn tints on display. Here are a few of the better examples.

ALONG THE TOWPATH

FRAGMYTES

A MOORING

AUTUMN, REFLECTED

A NETTLE HIGHLIGHTED

BEECH LEAVES, REFLECTED

BEECH

BEECH

MOORHEN

MOORHEN - A BALANCING ACT

WATER DROPLETS ON OAK LEAF