The
answer - one pochard on the left and two shelducks on the right.
These species tend to winter in the area. Next, a pair of bewick swans
and a seagull in a tree.....
The
bewick duo were not in their usual lake on this occasion, but across the
pathway in the lake that houses red breasted and emporor geese along
with goldeneye... I was coming up to their enclosure and HEARD one of
my Bewick pals hoot-honking and thought it came from a funny place. I
saw a white swanlike bird and wondered...and sure enough on arrival,
the bewick duo were the wrong side of the path.
They
still looked at me, and swam near by though - recollecting that
strange lady with the long tail on her head and pink box near her
eye...
The
usual inhabitants were also on site - eating at the fence on this
occasion. My buds went off for lunch.
I
went up the path at an angle to see the other two hides... on my
way I passed a pair of mute swans sitting on the path - they behaved
while I was there - but by the time I came back along the path again
they were misbehaving - standing close to the fence bothering the
bewicks.
If
you didn't know why and when robins became connected to Christmas
cards - read the above info board and you will learn!
Back
home, I came home from work one lunchtime to see 5 jackdaws on our
roof - nice!
Of course I was wrong about the ducks. :D
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the Mute Swans were harassing the Bewicks for hanging out with the geese.
lol... Probably territorial.
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