My
next trip was to Arundel WWT to attend their Winter Wellness weekend
- which I went to last year and really enjoyed. On my way along the
tree-lined avenue towards the center, I passed a wood pigeon on a
fence, overlooking a puddle-pond of ducks, with a moorhen rambling
about in the field. A little further along the avenue were a pair of
swans, behind some ducks with a crow or two in the fields.
HERE
is a video of one of the first things I saw at the center, after
signing up for zero-balancing and reflexology sessions and chatting
to a herbalist. Yes, regular readers will recognize the Bewick babes
- Mr Orange tag and Miss Silvertag - calling to one another and
swimming about their lake.
Of
course, I also took pictures, as well as the video. I stood with them
for a while, waiting for my first sample treatment. I want these
swans to get to know me, which they already do to a certain extent.
The swans at WWT 5-10 years ago got to know me a little - but it was
the Trumpeters that hung with me then - now it is the Bewicks that
have accepted me staring at them.
Here
are our current Trumpeter duo - who don't really take much notice of
me, as yet. I am just another of those humans that walk past and
stare at them - whereas the Bewicks recognize me...
I
strolled back to the Bewicks on my way to the first wellness session
for the day, only to find them preening as busily as the Trumpeters
had been.
I love that picture of the puddle pond. So many elements and so serene. I also always love to see videos. :D
ReplyDeletethe field sometimes houses cattle, otherwise the wild birds flock there - its on my way to WWT so i go ast most months - though sometimes i opt to walk along the river instead.
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