Tuesday, July 5, 2016

BIRD NEWS:192


Passing this dozing fellow, we arrived at a lovely lake scene with a meadow of daisies and dozing ducks - and other birds beyond.



We had still not trekked the entire reserve as we came across this beautiful (mandarin?) duck observing itself in the clear waters.



Next, we encountered a feeder. It was not only providing food for the waterfowl, but a flock of jackdaws had learnt the trick of getting food out and were using it as their cafe also.



By now our own chatter might have mentioned the word coffee - it might have been a little earlier or later in our walk, but I am sure the suggestion had arisen to utilize the cafe at the end of our meanderings.

3 comments:

  1. Ahhh, apparently it is a North American Wood Duck, not mandarin - i thought it looked a little different, but wasnt sure...

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  2. Must have been a tourist. :D

    I love the pictures with the feeder. It looks like a spaceship set down and the visitors are all birds.

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  3. yes....except i doubt a space ship could have wooden legs....the lumpy bit looks like one tho!

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