Great Northern Diver 2

I went back to Newlyn in the Afternoon of Saturday the 14th of November and how different the weather was from the morning. Here is a few more images of a immature 1st winter GN Diver that obliged me some close range photography. The yellow reflections are of the mooring ropes above the subject

Fresh Newlyn Crab ( Great Northern Diver)

Newlyn Harbour this morning blowing a gale, raining and not conducive to photography at all, let alone hand held photography. no tripod!!. This is when the 300mm f2.8 with image stabilisation excels. The Great Northern Diver was obliging and swimming in to a reasonable distance for effective photography. The diver plumage is exceptional and close to its summer breeding plumage with the neck collar and checkered mantle, back and spots on the rump visible. The second image looks as though the Diver is catching a flying crab when in fact he was beating the life out of it. Please click on the images to enlarge