I had a lovely walk with my family today over the Tennyson trail. At the Tennyson monument there are often a pair of Raven's.
The Raven is an amazing bird that has been seen on Mount Everest at over 6000m. This is the highest altitude a Passerine bird has been seen. We are very lucky to have a few pairs that can be found over some of the cliffs of the Isle of Wight.
Still being without my 500mm lens I set myself a challenge to try and photograph the Raven with my 70-200mm. As much as it has been very frustrating to be without my big lens it has helped push my photography to another level.I wanted to capture them in their surroundings, showing the cliffs and trail down to Freshwater Bay or towards the Needles.
One observation I made was one of the Raven's would glide in a straight line flipping upside down for a second and back again. I watched the Raven do this 3 times, something I have never seen done before or know why.
I also noticed one of the Raven's was missing a few feathers, and in flight you could see a big 'V' shaped gap in one of its' wings.
It was a fun shoot and I am quite pleased with the results. As with all wildlife, nature rarely does exactly what you want it to do. I had about only had about 20 minutes with the Raven's before my girls wanted to go fly a kite, but I will go back soon.Paul
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