T'was the post before christmas...

Ah, the festive Season! Mince Pies, Snow and Turkey, right? Not, yet anyway, but I wait with baited breath! I spent a muddy Christmas eve's eve at Martin Mere in south Lancashire in drizzly rain under darkened skies with the ground soft underfoot. Lovely. This had the unexpected advantage of keeping the tourists out, but photo conditions could ouly be described as rubbish. No light to speak of coupled to the driving rain and numbing fingers made it a slightly less enjoyable day for me. Ah well, here are a couple of choice shots...

I suppose that all that remains is to wish all birders good will over Christmas and happy hunting in the new year! :)