Here
is the male pheasant, not far away from the duo in my last post. That
brings me to the close of that excursion - and of November. Early in
December, Liz & I were off out hiking again - this time to
Petworth Park.
I
spotted a bird of prey fairly close, and it wasn't chubby enough to be
a buzzard - luckily it stayed around for a long enough time for us to
spot the giveaway tail and for me to get a few photos - a red kite!!
It
looked more like a pterodactyl in the above shot! One last picture...
My
next trip was a solo excursion to Arundel, early in December. My
first task was to arrive, cross the road, and walk along the river to
WWT. As I crossed the street, I looked over the bridge and spotted a
pair of mute swans in the river. On
arrival at WWT, I spotted some pigeons hanging out near the Bewick
swan lake...and then the swans.
You
will notice a coot, moorhen and a pair of mallards in the lake with
them - and that the duo are busy feeding - so did not notice me
directly.
Nice airborne shots of the Red Kite. :)
ReplyDeleteyes we dont often see those - i did see one when i walked to patching a year or two ago though. so we do ave a local one.
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