Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

I sat for 2 hours this afternoon, dressed in 5 layers of clothes which I needed as the temperature was just 2 degrees. 2 hours was just about as much as I could stand. I was hoping to photograph one of the Water Rail that I knew were resident there, I could hear them calling regularly but today they didn't come out from their cover. It wasn't unpleasant though and I did have a bit of fun honing my photography skills by snapping away at the resident Moorhens. If this species was rare we would be raving about it because it is a very striking and attractive bird with a very brightly coloured yellow tipped intense red bill.

I have been doing some work on photoshop, learning how to get the very best out of my images and I can only feel very excited to think that I am going to do even more with my photos. These Moorhen photos prove the point I think.