Saturday, April 15, 2017

BIRD NEWS:317



Plenty of pairs swim around together now - as it is just the start of their mating season for many of the geese, swans and ducks here. It is a good time of year if you want to spot both male and female of a species together.





This pair might have been a pair or might be friends at play - some species of duck do have sexes that look alike - though I am not yet expert enough to tell which do and which don't beyond knowing that mallard and eider do have differences. That is something I will begin to pick up over the next visit or two, hopefully - as mating season really kicks off.

Real birds are interrupted by another Dusty statue... This one is situated near the loo structure and the boat ride jetty. This was my second leg of the reserve, and this time I got some good pictures of the Bewick swans - without mallards flying in the way.


To close the post for today - here are two videos of the Bewick swans. ONE and TWO.



2 comments:

  1. Super-Dusty! :D

    Those are really nice pictures and videos of the swans. The ducks on the water with the swirling reflections came out really good, too.

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  2. well the dustys are mainly for the kids.

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