Here
is the entire Bewick swan family enjoying the late afternoon on a
warm fall day. Excuse the coot, mallard, shoveller... Next, the
Trumpeter swan came over as I passed by their lake for the second
time on my current trip.
I
then stopped to take a couple of shots of the goldfinch colony in the
wildlife garden area. This is where they normally hang out - unlike
the goldfinch spotted in the woodland hide earlier in the afternoon!
Back
to the Bewick swans, as I made my way towards the exit - toying with
the idea of staying on til the latter bus and joining the last boat
trip, rather than getting the early bus and stopping off to buy bird
food on my way home. One young bird here was busy eating - grass, not
bird seed/suet though.
Encountering
Liz at the boat jetty, I decided to join in on the final boat
excursion for the day - and she offered to give me a lift home, so I
didn't have to juggle between running to catch the earlier or
strolling about before the latter bus.
Soon,
it will be time for the bird watch again - are you interested in
taking part perhaps - if so - click here.
That first picture of the swans is wonderful-- it's like a painting.
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