Slimbridge Wetland Centre
I recently visited Slimbridge Wetland Centre for the first time, a Wildlife & Wetlands Trust site. This centre has easy to access walkways & hides that give you close-up views of of their captive wildlife, both local and exotic species, plus it has several bird hides that allow you to view the local wildlife in the surrounding area outside of the reserve.
The centre also has a large car park and a decent range of amenities including a restaurant. Here is a link to their website home page for more information.
This is a selection of the wildlife seen on my visit.
The local wildlife
Pintail Ducks (Anas acuta)
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
My first sighting of the Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima) and the Smew (Mergus albellus)
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
I also tried out a B&W conversion on this shot which I kinda like
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
A male Smew
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
A Female Smew
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa)
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
and my first decent shot of a Bewick’s swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
The exotic species included flamingos and ducks
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens at F6.3.
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