Winter, frost and hiking in search of birds with the X-T3 and 100-400mm
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After a few weekends without real good weather or light, the temperatures started to fall. Meaning real winter weather is coming. The temperature fell well into the sub-zero degrees. Combining that with an early start for a well deserved hike after a week of work indoors meant that it was really really cold! However clear skies and sun made it a beautiful morning. The idea was to start at Oostvaardersplassen with an alternative to go to the Veluwe if there were too many people or the area was closed.
Well that part seemed to be true, arriving quite early at the Oostvaardersplassen so it was really nice and quiet, but the majority of the area was closed of to the public. Alas! So onwards to the Veluwe. The idea was to go to Harderwijk and hike around the Leuvenumse bossen area.
Arriving at Harderwijk moving towards Ermelo parked the car and started hiking. A beautiful experience in the cold frozen sand dunes area, forest and hiking trails. Nothing else much apart from a couple of birds, with the highlight multiple Goldcrests (Goudhaantje - Regulus regulus) along the hike. At the end a Robin (Roodborst - Erithacus rubecula) and a Stonechat (Roodborsttapuit - Saxicola rubicola) appeared accompanied by a Kestrel (Torenvalk - Falco tinnunculus) watching and probably waiting for its next meal.
All in all a really nice morning hike with some photos, nothing more, nothing less. For now all the photos of that morning! And don’t hesitate to leave a comment or an e-mail. All photos are taken with the Fujifilm X-T3 and the Fujinon 100-400mm, some with the 50-140mm. Click to view larger in a light box and navigate with mouse or arrow keys. Enjoy!
