Monochrome sort of day

I was at the nature reserve all afternoon, but it was so dull and dreary that it was hard to get striking photos. I did flush five woodcock from different areas of the reserve, but each time they took off like Exocet missiles from almost under my feet and there was not even chance to raise the camera. In the end I decided that the tracery of the tree branches against the featureless sky would be my image for the day.