h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

FWR:

Wildlife against the industrial background of the steel works works well in monochrome. Nice use of Rule of Thirds with the tonal contrasts too. Misty mountains draw the eye past Tata, to the beauty beyond.

DG:

I liked all the contrasts in this one photo!

The caption may be another illustration of the differences in interpretation from one part of the world to another. I thought that Superfrenchie might have taken the photo, so "Burton Mere" might be Burton's mother.

But, no. Mere seems to be some sort of wetlands. In the U.S., we might say marsh or biog or swamp. [technically, a mere is a broad, shallow lake. If it's shallow enough, it would be a tossup whether it was a lake or a swamp....]

I'm curious: what are the dark entities near the bottom? My eyes ain't so good no more.

Thanks everyone

Yes, last year when the summer was hotter and drier than usual the mere became more of a swamp, but usually the RSPB are able to control the levels so it is a lake suitable for a variety of wading birds.

The dark entities are a mixture of Godwits, Redshanks and Teal Ducks

No wonder I didn't recognize them. I'd never even *heard* of them.

Yes, there is a definite art to identifying wading birds and ducks - I've been learning for a few years now Here are Godwits A87933810