Yesterday I went for a #wednesdaywalk around Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire to check out the location for future photo shoots. These photos are from my now ancient smartphone.

View From The Hide

It has many hides around the mere (bog) where you can get close to the wildlife without disturbing them.

Unfortunately for me nature wasn't playing along and while I could hear plenty of action in the reed beds. I didn't spot a single bird.

Ancient Bog Wood Trees

I noticed in the ditch in front of the hide a dead tree stump!

You wouldn't think much about it really until you learn that it is probably 4,200 years old.

This bog wood tree below is it's big brother.

Photographically this is a target rich environment and I'll post again with the shots I got on my Canon 70D and a 75-300 telephoto lens. Still no birds but some better landscape photos.

Visitor Centre and Cafe

So it was off to the cafe for a hot coffee and to get warmed up.

I do love nature photography but getting good photos takes time, patience and thermals. Brrr!

Today could be seen by some as a wash out but for me it gave me a chance to scope out the area with virtually no one around.

This is a short video I made on the Canon 75-300mm telephoto zoom lens when I was getting used to using it for nature photography.

PS I figured out the shaky focus issue Jay. Higher time values. 📷😂👍

Thanks to @tattoodjay for this
photo challenge. Check the rules on his blog.