I spent most of the afternoon at Eyeworth pond, in the New Forest, photographing anything that came by; notably a mandarin duck and her four ducklings, who made several close passes (on foot!). But my attention was caught by a pied wagtail (Motacilla alba), that would periodically hover over the lilly pads in search of a meal. Capturing this erratic behaviour with a telephoto lens is no easy task, and out of all the frames I shot this image was the best. It shows the result of a successful swoop, and an unfortunate damselfly becomes part of the food chain.
© 2008
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