Scaup

After a pretty grotty day today (very cold and with blustery snow showers), the last hour before dusk was clear with a much reduced breeze. I took my bike but I almost fell off as soon as I got on due to the steering being frozen solid! Thankfully, the steering began to free-up after a few seconds and I cycled north along the promenade up to Copenhagen harbour. The unfrozen channel hosted thousands of Tufted Duck with a few Scaup, Goosander, Smew, Coot and the odd grebe in amongst them. The evening light, although fading, was casting beautiful shadows from the colourful clouds onto the water and, although using low shutter speeds I was able to capture a few nice photos of the Smew and Goldeneye plus a couple of flight shots of small flocks of Scaup. The cold was penetrating and, although it's been good to have a proper Scandinavian winter this year, I am beginning to look forward to the thaw and some warm spring mornings...