Well,
regular readers may not be surprised to see this photograph appearing
amongst my wetlands reserve collective. Being a pigeon/dove fanatic, I
had to shoot this wood pigeon snoozing on the top of the restaurant
while stopping for my refreshments, before wandering around for the
second loop!
I
caught up with a swan on the path again. This time, a duck was
wandering along with it. You can tell it is a mute swan because of
the orange beak. The Bewick and Whooper swans have yellow beaks. HERE is a link that details the yellow beaked swans.
THIS link is one of the best for showing the variety of swans present
in the UK wetland reserves.
I
took a photo of 3-4 more information boards on this excursion and
here is one detailing two similar birds from the reedbed walk. I have
not seen either of these birds in person as yet, though. I returned
to the woodland hide, upon which my friend Liz and I agree is one of
the nicest spots to birdwatch at the reserve. A familiar to British
birdwatchers appearance stood on the open-air windowsill shortly
after I sat down for my second short watch of the day here - a robin.
My
next few shots were very exciting - well, to me - as they capture a
bird I had not seen in person before - the woodpecker. According to
an identification plaque in the hide, they are a recent and welcome
newcomer to be viewed. I do not know when the plaque was installed
though - maybe months or years ago. However, here it is on the peanut
feeder, munching away.
That swan looks gigantic. :D
ReplyDeleteit is closer than the duck....that makes it look a little bigger than it is, but yes, swans are LARGE birds.
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