Cold weather makes for spectacular scenery
The recent cold snap may have had us all shivering, but it also provided some stunning photographic opportunities out on our wildlife reserve and among the exotic collection birds.
Here are a couple of snaps taken by staff - one of our red-breasted geese (the smallest geese in the world and the most threatened in Europe) looking beautiful in the frosty morning light and another of a magnificent sunset over Wader Lake, with a curlew flock settling down to roost for the evening.
If you have some similar wintry shots taken at WWT Washington, don't miss your chance to win one of many fantastic prizes by entering the winter heat of the WWT Photography Competition http://photo.wwt.org.uk
Taking place over 12 months, with four seasonal heats, we'll be looking for the best photos representing that season.
At the end of each heat, winners from each of WWT's nine wetland centres – including WWT Washington - will be chosen from each category.
When the competition closes on 31 August 2012, all regional heat winners will go through to the grand national final to be held in the autumn; with an overall Portfolio Photographer being awarded the grand prize of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica.
The winter heat closes on Wednesday 29 February 2012. Happy snapping!
